I Constantly Remind People That Crime Isn't

The Dead Have Never Bothered Me. It's The Living That I Fear.

Everyone Is Doing Forensics.

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.

And Suddenly The World Was Filled With Wooden Faces And Flat Voices - And, You Were Alone.

On The Last Morning Of Virginia's Bloodiest Year Since The Civil War, I Built A Fire And Sat Facing A Window Of Darkness Where At Sunrise I Knew I Would Find The Sea.