I lived in the US for donkeys' years so it has been a journey back in time for me. If you have had personal experience of something, it is always more authentic. |
I wanted it (the book) to set my cop a very difficult task, which is to find out `whodunit' without any of the modern aids of DNA testing and the like, |
It is one of the biggest, best sellers of all time, |
It means I don't have much depth of vision, |
The lovely thing about being forty is that you can appreciate twenty-five- year old men more |
There is no doubt that it is more difficult to read and more difficult to write but I still manage. |
They (the publishers) would be ecstatic, I just refuse to. You can't repeat a great act. |
YOU DON'T HAVE TO WALK IN A MAN'S SHOES TO KNOW WHERE HE'S BEEN. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS, BUY HIM A NEW PAIR, TO GET HIM TO WHERE HE'S GOING. |