I really hate those books where the murderer turns out to be somebody you never heard of who pops up in the last chapter. — Jane Haddam
I tend to come up with people more than situations – most of my books start with a character. — Jane Haddam
I’ve been a teacher at the college level, in composition mostly, and I’ve been an editor on magazines. — Jane Haddam
You’ve either got to find a way to make your continuing characters insteresting without making them maudlin or overwrought — Jane Haddam
In my day, we didn’t have self-esteem, we had self-respect, and no more of it than we had earned. — Jane Haddam
People always seemed to know half of history, and to get it confused with the other half. — Jane Haddam