I'm A Pretty Harsh Critic

Well, Did He Do It?" She Always Asked The Irrelevant Question. It Didn't Matter In Terms Of The Strategy Of The Case Whether The Defendant "did It" Or Not. What Mattered Was The Evidence Against Him -- The Proof -- And If And How It Could Be Neutralized. My Job Was To Bury The Proof, To Color The Proof A Shade Of Gray. Gray Was The Color Of Reasonable Doubt.

Los Angeles Was The Kind Of Place Where Everybody Was From Somewhere Else And Nobody Really Droppped Anchor. It Was A Transient Place. People Drawn By The Dream, People Running From The Nightmare. Twelve Million People And All Of Them Ready To Make A Break For It If Necessary. Figuratively, Literally, Metaphorically -- Any Way You Want To Look At It -- Everbody In L.a. Keeps A Bag Packed. Just In Case.

The Chicago Way Is A Wonderful First Novel. Michael Harvey Has Studied The Masters And Put His Own Unique Touch On The Crime Novel. This Book Harkens The Arrival Of A Major New Voice.

Ingeniously Plotted And Executed, Print The Legend Is An Epic Masterpiece From Craig Mcdonald. Beginning To End, I Was Riveted By This Story Of Character, History And Intrigue.

How I Work Is That I Write A Story I'd Like To Read. Then You Fly To Paris Or Sydney And The Interviewers Talk About The Greater Significance Of Your Work.