My first novel, 'Sacrifice,' was set on the Shetland Islands. Votes: 8
Whenever I find myself in an exceptionally beautiful environment, I can't help asking myself - what lies beneath? I'm fascinated by the idea of a perfect surface concealing a rotten core. Votes: 5
I've never once corrected someone who got my name wrong. Votes: 5
Crime writers adore islands. We love the sense of being trapped within a community apart, where normal codes of behavior, if not ignored, can be allowed to slip. Votes: 4
On an island, anything can happen. In a crime novel, it usually does. Votes: 4
I learned the hard way that people are quick to judge, will jump at the chance of a cheap ego boost at another's expense. Votes: 3
Our names are an integral part of the faces we show to the world. If we're judged first on outward appearances, we're assessed next on our names. Votes: 2
The Magus,' usually described as a book for the young, is about learning that the world is a mysterious and limitless place, beyond our control, and all the more exciting - and daunting - because of it. Votes: 2