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I liked the idea of a whodunit revolving around a marriage.

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I grew up in a house full of books.

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My interest is in turning over a rock and seeing what's underneath. It's a personality trait more than anything; it's what made me want to become a crime reporter, even though I was not suited for it personality-wise.

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I find, the older I get, the more surprised I am about how hesitant people are to say what they really want, what they really dream about, what really drives them. It's as if sometimes we're sort of embarrassed, as we get older, to be transparent about that. But you save so much time if you're transparent about what you want.

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I just think - the Midwest, if you grow up there, you're deathly afraid of putting on airs. Any time a Midwesterner criticizes someone, it's usually involving some form of being too big for your britches.

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I love a good worst-case scenario. My brain just kind of works that way. I like that idea of how much a person can get away with, and why.

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Even good characters have their dark sides, and I think it is important that women aren't seen as innately good.

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I don't think I'm naturally a good person. I think some people have an innate goodness to them, and I am sort of proud of the fact that I kind of keep myself in check, probably because I have awesome parents.

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I'm probably a guy's girl, although I hate that phrase. I tend to have more close male friends than I do female friends, and I always have. I would say that of my 10 close friends, seven are men.

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I am not someone who has hobbies. I have tried knitting, and I can't figure it out.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Author

Born: Unknown

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