To Read Is Human, To Review Is

I Think That Brighton, For A Crime Writer, Is Almost Like A Character.

Life's Not Some Slot Machine In An Arcade With A Sign That Flashes Up Saying 'i'm Sorry, You Have Been Killed. Would You Like Another Go?' But We Might Get Put Through The Same Test Each Time, Get Faced With The Same Situations Until We've Learned How To Cope.

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.

If You And I Took A Walk Down A Shopping Street In Jo'burg Or Cape Town Or London, We See Two Guys Looking In A Shop Window, We Think, "oh, They're Wondering What They're Going To Buy." A Cop Looks At Them And Thinks, "why Are They Standing There? Are They Doing A Drug Deal? Are They Going To Mug Someone? Are They Going To Rob The Shop?"

My Day Starts With Radio 4's Today Live Or 'listen Again' Wherever I Am In The World, Thanks To Digital Radio - I Even Have An App On My Iphone That Receives It.