I’m unique for a suspense author in that I don’t have a specialty background. A lot of suspense writers used to be lawyers or crime beat reporters. I didn’t even know a cop when I started out. I finally figured out that I could visit prisons – I just had to be willing to make the phone calls. Lisa Gardner Read Quote
I still read romance, and I read suspense. I read them both. And part of it is, I like stories with strong characters, and I like stories where there’s closure at the end. And I like stories where there’s hope. That’s a kind of empowerment. I think romance novels are very empowering, and I think suspense novels are, too. Lisa Gardner Read Quote
Mental illness is a disease and organic mental illness of young kids is becoming more and more of a disease… we do need to talk about it. Lisa Gardner Read Quote
Before I became a suspense novelist, I wrote romantic suspense as Alicia Scott. Lisa Gardner Read Quote
I don’t know much about international policing and I would love to learn more. Especially in this day and age when the Internet is rapidly reducing borders and crime can happen on a larger scale than ever before. These things intrigue me. Lisa Gardner Read Quote
I loved ghost stories, creaky staircases, stormy nights. If it guaranteed nightmares I read it by flashlight, after midnight. Lisa Gardner Read Quote
I’m not the most detailed writer. I have a tendency to be more action-oriented vs. descriptive. Lisa Gardner Read Quote
I have a huge author crush on Stephen King. Have never met him. Would probably embarrass myself. But it would be worth it. Lisa Gardner Read Quote
I’m very intrigued by e-books, the topic du jour in the industry today. As a number one bestselling Kindle author, I love the way e-books make an author’s backlist accessible to new readers. Of course, price point remains a source of concern. Personally, I don’t have any of the answers, but I’m intrigued by the questions. Lisa Gardner Read Quote
Post-apocalyptic novels tell you that in the future there is some great war. I would tell you that most cops say that it’s going on right now. Lisa Gardner Read Quote
