Everyone Looked Pensive, Which Is Good Cover-up

You Have To Go Out Of Your Way As A Suspense Novelist To Find Situations Where The Protagonists Are Somewhat Helpless And In Real Danger.

I Think It's More Difficult Now To Write A Spy Thriller With The Collapse Of The Soviet Union. Many Authors Have Tried, But Few Have Succeeded In Capturing The Interest Of Readers.

I Sometimes Use Some Personality Traits To Fashion Part Of A Character. Most Of My Characters Are Composites Of Either People I Know Or People In The Public Eye.

…made Me Promise To Cut Down On The Drinking And Swearing, Which I Have. Unfortunately, This Has Left Me Dim-witted And Nearly Speechless.

...the Most Common Cause Of Death Among Alpha Males Was Ego.