I always wrote; my first story was published in the magazine The American Girl when I was 11.

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Capo, my first golden retriever, so loved to swim she once jumped off a cliff...

Capo, my first golden retriever, so loved to swim she once jumped off a cliff...

I thought it was time for a tough, smart, likable female private investigator, and that's...

I thought it was time for a tough, smart, likable female private investigator, and that's...

I'm lucky in having found the perfect partner to spend my life with.

I'm lucky in having found the perfect partner to spend my life with.

I had wanted to write Ghost Country for a long time, but it wouldn't work.

I had wanted to write Ghost Country for a long time, but it wouldn't work.

I have a friend who lives in the South Side of Chicago. I helped out...

I have a friend who lives in the South Side of Chicago. I helped out...

Sisters in Crime now has more than 4,000 members worldwide.

Sisters in Crime now has more than 4,000 members worldwide.

It took me nine months to write 60 pages. It was very frustrating.

It took me nine months to write 60 pages. It was very frustrating.

I live and die with the Chicago Cubs.

I live and die with the Chicago Cubs.

I'm a grandmother, and a mighty proud one.

I'm a grandmother, and a mighty proud one.

I love to sing. I'm a soprano.

I love to sing. I'm a soprano.

Sometimes I panic and think I can't really write.

Sometimes I panic and think I can't really write.

I'm very honoured that there is a loyal following and I hope it continues.

I'm very honoured that there is a loyal following and I hope it continues.

The best source for finding an agent is called Literary Agents of North America. It's...

The best source for finding an agent is called Literary Agents of North America. It's...

The possibility of bringing white-collar criminals to justice is ever receding over the horizon.

The possibility of bringing white-collar criminals to justice is ever receding over the horizon.

You get weird and unsettling behaviour in the country.

You get weird and unsettling behaviour in the country.

I grew up in conservative rural Kansas in the 1950s when it was expected that...

I grew up in conservative rural Kansas in the 1950s when it was expected that...

My parents were liberal intellectuals but even they expected me to stay at home and...

My parents were liberal intellectuals but even they expected me to stay at home and...

White-collar crime gets more outrageous by the second in America.

White-collar crime gets more outrageous by the second in America.

I'm a daydreamer.

I'm a daydreamer.

I wish I could remember where I put things. I spend half my life looking...

I wish I could remember where I put things. I spend half my life looking...