Indeed — Why Should I

I've Always Had A Great Fondness For English Detective Fiction Such As Agatha Christie And Dorothy Sayers.

After All, What Can We Ever Gain In Forever Looking Back And Blaming Ourselves If Our Lives Have Not Turned Out Quite As We Might Have Wished?

And So We Stood Together Like That, At The Top Of That Field For What Seemed Like Ages, Not Saying Anything, Just Holding Each Other, While The Wind Kept Blowing And Blowing At Us, Tugging Our Clothes, And For A Moment, It Seemed Like We Were Holding Onto Each Other Because That Was The Only Way To Stop Us From Being Swept Away Into The Night.

So Why Not Become A Mongrel? It's Healthy

I Think The Judging Process Is Full Of Integrity, Compared To Some Other Prizes Around The World. The Fact That They Change The Panel Of Judges Every Year Keeps It From Becoming Corrupt. I Think It's Very Difficult If You've Got Judges For Life; Obviously Relationships Are Cultivated Between Judges And Authors, And Publishing Houses.