Journalism Is A Darwinian Process.

Crime Fiction Is The Fiction Of Social History. Societies Get The Crimes They Deserve.

I'm Always Represented As A Bit Of A Class Warrior - A Bit Down With Men And Down With Middle-class People. Whereas I'm Actually Very Fond Of Men And Am Middle-class. I Even Went To Boarding School In Perthshire.

I'd Read So Much Right-wing Crime Fiction Where They Find The Evidence And Shoot The Bad Guy - I Thought There Must Be Another Approach.

I Think Graphic Novels Are Closer To Prose Than Film, Which Is A Really Different Form.

Usually When I'm Trying To Establish Character, I Try And Find Out Where They Live.