Every one of my books is written from the viewpoint of cops, with the exception of my book Killer on the Road, which is written from the viewpoint of a serial killer.

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I'm clenched down, I'm locked in on it, which is my general approach to life.

I'm clenched down, I'm locked in on it, which is my general approach to life.

I am conservative by temperament. I disapprove of criminal activity. I am very solidly and...

I am conservative by temperament. I disapprove of criminal activity. I am very solidly and...

Anybody who doesn't know that politics is crime has got a few screws loose.

Anybody who doesn't know that politics is crime has got a few screws loose.

I'm getting a wider circle of fans now. More women, more middle class people.

I'm getting a wider circle of fans now. More women, more middle class people.

I haven't been to a movie in a year and a half.

I haven't been to a movie in a year and a half.

Rock and rollers can get you the youth buzz, and younger people are fanatical readers.

Rock and rollers can get you the youth buzz, and younger people are fanatical readers.

I've been tremendously moved by a bunch of odd books. Ross McDonald is very important...

I've been tremendously moved by a bunch of odd books. Ross McDonald is very important...

I don't know anybody in the underworld. I make this stuff up. I don't know...

I don't know anybody in the underworld. I make this stuff up. I don't know...

The truth of the matter is, you lose a parent to murder when you're 10...

The truth of the matter is, you lose a parent to murder when you're 10...

I would like to provoke ambiguous responses in my readers.

I would like to provoke ambiguous responses in my readers.

I love thinking about American history, thinking about LA history. I love brooding on crime.

I love thinking about American history, thinking about LA history. I love brooding on crime.

I am a writer. I could not afford to take 15 months off from my...

I am a writer. I could not afford to take 15 months off from my...

I was a WASP kid going to a high school that was 99 percent Jewish...

I was a WASP kid going to a high school that was 99 percent Jewish...

Raymond Chandler once wrote that Dashiell Hammett gave murder back to the people who really...

Raymond Chandler once wrote that Dashiell Hammett gave murder back to the people who really...

I like to be alone so I can write. But focus can hurt you. I...

I like to be alone so I can write. But focus can hurt you. I...

Noir is dead for me because historically, I think it's a simple view. I've taken...

Noir is dead for me because historically, I think it's a simple view. I've taken...

As critical acclaim and response has built up, every interview I give is a chance...

As critical acclaim and response has built up, every interview I give is a chance...

I have a very intense marriage.

I have a very intense marriage.

As much as I transferred my mother to Elizabeth Shore of The Black Dahlia, as...

As much as I transferred my mother to Elizabeth Shore of The Black Dahlia, as...

My mother and I will continue on some level that I haven't determined yet. I...

My mother and I will continue on some level that I haven't determined yet. I...