1–What is the title of your latest release? SOMEONE SAW SOMETHING 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? The six-year-old son of a network news anchor vanishes in New York’s Central Park. Secrets held by the boy’s family unravel as time ticks down on his life. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? My protagonist, Corina Corado, has worked her way to the top of her profession as a TV news journalist with a major network, so it was easy to see how she’d be based in Manhattan. Central Park is glorious and a great setting to launch the story. I actually walked and studied the area where my fictional incident happens. 4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? Yes. If she had the time, maybe we could have lunch together. I’d love to hear her stories on what’s going on. In fact, I know two former news colleagues, who are with major news outlets based in New York. Maybe they’d join us. 5–What are three words that describe your protagonist? Loving. Brilliant. Unbreakable. 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? After more than 30 books, I’ve come to learn…

1–What is the title of your latest release? EVERYTHING SHE FEARED 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? When a teen falls while taking a selfie at the edge of a cliff, the last thing she sees before plummeting to her death is Katie Harmon, the nine-year-old girl she was babysitting, looking down at her. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? I was looking for a place that had great wilderness setting not far from a metropolis. I had been to Seattle, which is a beautiful city, and the area around it is stunning. So, I thought that would be a good place to set the story. 4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? Yes. I think Sara Harmon be a good friend. Despite her troubling life history, she is down to earth. 5–What are three words that describe your protagonist? Honest. Loving. Haunted. 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? How you can draw a character, make them real by using documents, records, transcripts. Back when I was a reporter, we learned to mine a story by going through documents. I used this technique in writing Everything She…