John Sandford

“I was a newspaper editor in the Army, and I know something about the Army PR culture.”

“Things fall apart and happen out of stupidity and carelessness.”

“I spend a lot of time wandering around the countryside just looking at people, seeing how everything fits together.”

“Most people in protest mobs are pretty sincere and don't want to fight cops or break things.”

“I once paddled a canoe the length of the Mississippi River all the way from Itasca to New Orleans.”

“Women just make interesting characters, especially when you're working against cliches.”

“If you do outline, you have to be aware of the problems that that kind of thing can cause.”

“I have a problem with the way the media deals with a lot of law enforcement issues.”