Hello!

    Thank you all so much for your enthusiasm for Compulsion.  And the well wishes from everyone regarding making the short list for best mystery. Yahoo!

    I will be attending Women's Week this year in Provincetown, October 15 through October 19. I'm setting up some book signings now and I'll let everyone know where I'll be. I hope to see some of you there.

    Some of you have asked if the mental illnesses described in the books are real, and the answer is absolutely YES. Although the killers do go to the extreme, they are still well within the definition of each illness or personality disorder. Mental illness runs the gamut from feeling a bit blue, to outright psychosis. Feel free to ask me any questions you have and although I might not know the answer, I'll know where to find it!