I have readers tell me that I must be bored, but that’s not true. I am never bored with the characters. I like them. Martha Grimes Read Quote
Writing a mystery is more difficult than other kinds of books because a mystery has a certain framework that must be superimposed over the story. Martha Grimes Read Quote
When you write the first book of a series, you do have to be careful what you put in because then you are stuck with it. Martha Grimes Read Quote
In Baltimore, I was walking with a friend who was playing at a pub he kept referring to as the Horse. But when I saw the sign ‘The Horse You Came In On’ – I thought, ‘My God.’ I had no intention of ever setting a Jury novel in the U.S., but when I saw that, I thought, ‘That’s it.’ The names are very important. Martha Grimes Read Quote
