Anyone who says, 'Books don't change anything,' or - more commonly - that crime fiction is the wrong genre for promoting social change - should take a closer look.
We don't protect our young, and we tolerate predators of our own species.
Courier 12 is the Type-O blood of fonts - works just as good for a 'N.Y. Times' op-ed as a screenplay or a short story.
The third person narrator, instead of being omniscient, is like a constantly running surveillance tape.
Building a mechanical device for its appearance is like putting lace on a bowling ball.
A kid in an abusive home has far fewer rights than any POW. There is no Geneva Convention for kids.