We like the idea of a guy who gets away with it ("it" in this case being a … - Tod Goldberg

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A selfish basis would not serve the purpose of taking a man higher and higher along the paths of evolution.

Tod Goldberg

We like the idea of a guy who gets away with it ("it" in this case being a variety of things: murder, robbery, general mayhem, adultery, screwing over the government, basic intimidation and thuggery, etc. ). It's a very American ideal - the freedom to break the law.

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Sam took another sip of the pruno. It went down smoother this time, possibly because he no longer had feeling in his extremities.

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I think, generally, the flawed anti-hero is much more interesting than the normal hero, and that's really what we're talking about here as it relates to outlaws or renegades.

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There's an old, private cemetery here in Palm Springs, where I live, just down the street from the airport, that belongs to one of the local Native American tribes, and it occurred to me one day that if you really wanted to get away with murder, you'd kill someone, put them in a coffin and bury them in a private cemetery or, better, an abandoned one. And then suddenly this whole idea of a long con appeared before me and I had this idea of using a Jewish cemetery.

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It's an unusual way to write a crime novel, to have these lingering, fairly large story points, but it's something I knew I had to do if I wanted to write a sequel. . . but, you know, people still have to read and enjoy this book, or it's a moot point.

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And there are rules for crime fiction. Or if not rules, at least expectations and you have to give the audience what it wants.

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