My Father Read 'the New York Times,'

I Was Extraordinarily Lucky. I Wrote A Book Because I Wanted To See If I Could Write A Mystery. Someone Nagged Me Into Sending It To A Contest, Which It Won, After Which I Was Offered A Two-book Contract, Thus Requiring The Writing Of A Second Book.

The Germans And Austrians Are Very Polite, The Swiss Are Very Reserved And The Spanish Usually Kiss Me. The Brits Write Me Letters.

I Never Know What's Going To Happen In A Novel. I Don't Have A Plan Or An Outline.

I Find The Idea Of Vigilante Justice Very Attractive. I Like The Idea That The Murderer Decides That This Person Has Gone Too Far, And Nothing Will Happen To Him Unless She Does Something To Stop Him.

Venetians Feel Affection And Loyalty To Their City, Rather Than To The Italian State.