When not working, I’m…

Sleeping

If I were an animal, I would be…

A camel. Two humps. They have these big beautiful brown eyes, and they can spit enormous distances.

Last book read…

The Old Man and the Sea (again)

Favorite word…

Ahhhhhhhh

Favorite authors…

Hemingway, Falkner, CS Forester ( the Hornblower series), Dickens, Louis L’Amour, Elmore Leonard

Favorite beverage…

Diet Coke

Favorite food…

Lobster

Favorite season…

Fall

Favorite vacation spots…

Bora Bora, Caneel Bay, Venice, London

My secret talent is…

I use intuition to find the solution for clients, then use logic and small steps to move them to where they should be.

The superpower I want is…

X-ray vision

What fictional character would you want to meet in real life?

Horatio Hornblower

Would you rather be transported permanently 500 years into the future or 500 years into the past?

The future

Would you rather have amazingly fast typing / texting speed or be able to read ridiculously fast?

Both!

As a mystery novelist, would you rather be a famous director or a famous actor?

Actor

What is the best purchase you’ve ever made?

My home. Purchased in 1975, and survived two divorces.

What’s something your brain tries to make you do and you have to will yourself not to do it?

Open my mouth and talk without considering first

What was the last picture you took?

People on the Strand in Manhattan Beach, a possible shot for my next book’s cover.

If you had to eat one country’s cuisine for the rest of your life, all day every day, what would you prefer?

Italian

If you could spend one day with any celebrity, who would you choose?

Sean Connery