But When I Was A Little Kid,

Night Fell Clean And Cold In Dublin, And Wind Moaned Beyond My Room As If A Million Pipes Played The Air.

My Fans Want Me To Talk To Them. And Even If They Want To Be Critical, I Want To Hear What They've Got To Say.

I Hate The Term "mystery". That's Not What I Write. I Think The Scarpetta Novels Are Much More Character-driven Than An Average Puzzle Solver. Writing Should Be Like A Pane Of Glass - There's Another World On The Other Side And Your Vision Carries You There, But You're Not Aware Of Having Passed Through A Barrier To Get There.

Thoughts Are Odd Misfires.

America Is The Most Violent Democracy In The World. It's Something That's Met With Great Shock, Horror, And Mystery When I Travel To Other Countries. They Ask, Why Are There So Many Shootings In America? Why Does Everyone Own A Gun?