I Invented The Historical Spy Novel.

You Can't Make Accommodations In Crucial Situations And Be Heroic.

Whether You Like It Or Not, Paris Is The Beating Heart Of Western Civilisation. It's Where It All Began And Ended.

I Write What I Call 'novels Of Consolation' For People Who Are Bright And Sophisticated.

The Best Paris I Know Now Is In My Head.

I Don't Really Write Plots. I Use History As The Engine That Drives Everything.