The Wile E. Coyote of Crime Fiction
His novels are filled with chases, explosions, and, amidst all the mayhem, a dash of philosophy about the absurdity of existence. More
"I read like fiends smoke crack."
— Duane Swierczynski

"Life doesn't imitate art, it imitates bad television." —Woody Allen... More

"All lurid, unsavory, gruesome illustrations shall be eliminated." — Comics Code, 1954... More

"Mere flim-flam stories, and nothing but shams and lies." — Miguel de Cervantes... More

"The function of science fiction is not always to predict the future but sometimes to prevent it." — F... More

"There is nothing more poetic and terrible than the skyscrapers' battle with the heavens that cover them.... More

"Art is making something out of nothing and selling it." — Frank Zappa... More