I Think That Brighton, For A Crime

Every Profession Has Its Own Culture, But The Police Look At The World Differently To Everybody Else. I Call It A 'healthy Culture Of Suspicion'.

I Travel Abroad Constantly On Book Promotion And Research, And The Internet Is Invaluable To Me For Accessing U.k. News In Places Such As America, Which Most Of The Time Hasn't Heard Of England.

Every Novel Starts With A Theme, And I Am Constantly Looking For Big Ideas.

There's A Difference Between What I Call A Dumb Ghost And A Smart Ghost. The Smart Ghost Is Hamlet's Father - You Know, He Says, "get Revenge, My Son!" That's Incredibly Rare. It's Much More The Grey Lady In The Same Place Everyday, Moving Across The Floor.

Drafting Is Like Painting The Golden Gate Bridge.the Closer You Get To The End, The More You Start To Worry About The Beginning.