"DNA doesn’t lie."

"Like the old virologist had said—sooner or later we all sit down to a banquet of consequences."

"I know this woman. We all do—the type anyway. You see them in the huge new Prada store in Milan, queuing outside the …"

"Not everybody knows this—or cares probably—but the first law of forensic science is Locard’s Exchange Principle, and …"

"I’ve always been pretty much on the outside of any side you can find."

"The killer had obviously grasped one important concept, a thing that eludes most people who decide on her line of wor…"

"Set amid rolling acres of lavender, the complex of seven luxurious homes, swimming pools and lavish stables was surro…"

"He came toward me and I realized I was being given the singular honor denied to so many dictators and mass murderers—…"

"I have heard people say love is weak, but they’re wrong—love is strong. In nearly everyone it trumps all other things…"

"“Not all death warrants are signed by judges or governors,” I explained. “This one was a prenup agreement.”"