I didn't invent forensic science and medicine. I just was one of the first people to recognize how interesting it is.
I'm very, very sensitive to pain and to people who suffer.
I constantly remind people that crime isn't solved by technology; it's solved by people.
I'm always surprised when large numbers of people buy my books.
I've had people turn up to book signings with knives, with guns.
Obviously people read the books in order to be entertained.
That's why I think the 'Scarpetta' series has worked so well because people like spending time with this character.
That morning, summer sulked and gathered darkly over Charlotte, and heat shimmered on pavement. Traffic teemed, people pushing forward to promise as they drove through new construction, and the past was bulldozed away.