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The first proper mystery novel that I read was 'Murder On the Orient Express' with a gaunt David Niven and a cherubic Peter Ustinov on the cover. 'Orient Express,' you'll recall, is the one where everyone did it, which delighted me no end, and I was immediately hooked. Adrian McKinty
Me You First Everyone Immediately Hooked Proper Delighted Mystery David Read Cover End Did Where Which Orient Peter Novel Express Recall
Because of England's lack of social mobility, unless they make truly heroic efforts, writers who are privately educated and then go on to Oxbridge or an institution like the BBC will generally embarrass themselves when they attempt to have a go at working- or lower middle-class characters. Adrian McKinty
Will Heroic Unless Embarrass Characters Writers Attempt Generally Institution Like Make Because Educated Go Truly Mobility Privately Efforts Lack Social Themselves Then Lower Working England Who
Crime fiction, especially noir and hardboiled, is the literature of the proletariat. Adrian McKinty
Crime Crime Fiction Proletariat Noir Fiction Literature
I studied law at Warwick University, then philosophy at Oxford. I met my wife Leah there. She is American, so I followed her to New York. Adrian McKinty
Law Wife Met Philosophy Followed Studied New She American York New York Oxford Then Her University
After secondary school, the big thing to do was apply for uni in England or Scotland and then just stay there. Adrian McKinty
School Big Secondary Secondary School Stay Scotland Just Big Thing After Then England Thing Apply
A specific editor in a specific place likes the book, and you're in. A different editor on a different day goes, 'Oh, this isn't for me', or doesn't even look at it, and that's it. Adrian McKinty
Day Me You Book Look Likes Editor Goes Oh Different Place Even Specific
When a locked-room mystery doesn't work, the solution makes you groan, and the book gets hurled across the room. Adrian McKinty
Work You Book Solution Mystery Makes Gets Room Across
I fell in love with reading when I was allowed to choose whatever books I wanted to check out of the library. I was around nine years old when I began choosing my own books in earnest. Adriana Trigiani
Love Library Old Reading Whatever Own Earnest Nine Books Out My Own Allowed Check Fell Around Years Began Wanted Choose Choosing
I have a new book coming out, so I do movie, book, movie, book, movie, book, every place we go. Adriana Trigiani
Book Every Out New New Book Coming Go Movie Place
Motherhood changes everything. Adriana Trigiani
Motherhood Changes Everything
You never know when some small thing will lead to a big idea. Travel is very inspirational - but it's in the ordinary that I find my themes of love and work and family. Adriana Trigiani
Inspirational Work Love Family You Travel Will Big Find Some Small Lead Never Small Thing Idea Know Big Idea Very Ordinary Themes Thing
I love rhinestones, faux jewelry. Adriana Trigiani
Love Jewelry Faux
On the cover of 'All the Stars' is a red grosgrain ribbon. It's Loos's ribbon. Ageless, fabulous Loos - she tricked the very people who would have cast her aside like an old shoe if they knew the truth. Adriana Trigiani
Truth People Old Stars Tricked Would Fabulous Cast Knew Red Like She Cover Very Shoe Ribbon Ageless Aside Who Her
I used to walk to Altman's on Saturdays for lunch at the Charleston Garden, which had a coconut cake that is still my favorite food in the world. Adriana Trigiani
Food Garden World Cake Walk Lunch Favorite Charleston Had Still Which Used Coconut Saturdays
Book clubs are the best thing that has happened to the world of publishing. Adriana Trigiani
Best Book World Happened Clubs Publishing Thing
I am in total silence when I write - I don't even like the sound of the dryer going - I like the quiet. Adriana Trigiani
Silence Total Write Like Dryer Sound Am Quiet Going Even
Everything has to be clean and orderly when I sit down to write. I have candles going, and small objects that remind me of what I am working on, or bring me into the world of the character. Adriana Trigiani
Character Me World Sit Down Everything Objects Small Clean Write Remind Am Going Candles Orderly Working Bring
I care what my reader thinks. There is no fancy recommendation you can give me that would matter to me as much as Mary Jane from Youngstown writing me a letter. There is not one. Don't need it, don't want it, don't require it, does not fill up my soul. It's about her, not about the rest of it. Adriana Trigiani
Me You Soul Writing Matter Care Rest Recommendation Would About Give Give Me My Soul Mary Reader Does Up Want Jane Fancy Much Require Fill Letter Her Thinks Need
If there is one thing I hope my books do always and forever, it's that they honor working people. Adriana Trigiani
Hope People Honor Books One Thing Always Forever Working Working People Thing
I'm very organized - and the best thing - when you love your work, you don't mind putting in 15 hour days. It's joyful. Adriana Trigiani
Work Love Best You Mind Putting Days Hour Joyful Very Your Organized Thing
I never knew anybody who didn't want to have a great love in their lives and to make a family. Adriana Trigiani
Love Great Family Great Love Never Knew Make Anybody Want Who Lives
Work and love - this is interesting to me. Adriana Trigiani
Work Love Me Interesting
I'm a dramatist, so I really always wrote and directed at the same time because when I wrote something, I always put it on its feet. So I'm in love with actors; I always loved actors. Adriana Trigiani
Love Time Dramatist Something Directed Put Feet Wrote Because Always Same Same Time Loved Really Actor
I get very attached to places. Adriana Trigiani
Attached Very Get Places
When I was young, I was stupid, and I thought maybe I would write the fancy stuff. Adriana Trigiani
Thought Stupid Young Would Write Stuff Maybe Fancy
Mostly I sit alone in a room and cry and do my job - so when they let me out of my cave to go on tour, I really listen to my readers. Adriana Trigiani
Alone Me Job Sit Out Tour Cry Mostly Readers Go Cave Listen Room Really
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