If you’ve read 72 Hours or On the Edge, you’ve met Carmen. She’s the heroine of DG3. (Which does have a title I love, but I’m neither saying it out loud nor writing it down, because it never fails—as soon as I acknowledge my love of a title, somebody else uses it. It’s like a really crappy summoning charm or something.)

Shan: Look, I know you want to be a strong heroine, but you can’t do everything. We … Read More »

Gallagher: You do realize if you do the helicopter chase scene, you’re going to have to do research. I know what all the switches and buttons do, so you’ll have to know, too.

Shan: Not if I do it in Carmen’s POV. She doesn’t fly a helicopter, so I can say things like “stick thingie” and “a bunch of switches”.

Gallagher: That’s cheating. So…you uncrashed the jet?

Shan: Yup. I highlighted it, cut it, and then copied it into the … Read More »

Adam: You know, I reckon there are a lot of women out there a sight more agreeable than Rebecca over there.

Becky: It’s Miss Becky, you horse’s ass.

Adam: Like hell it is!

Adam: *dodges shoe*

Shan: Rebecca—*ducks*—Becky, I really need you to confess your undying love for Adam now.

Becky: To quote the eloquent ass in question, like hell I will!

Shan: Look, I know it’s difficult for you two because I write scenes out of order, … Read More »

Shan: What the hell are you doing here? I thought we made it clear after 72 Hours you’d be at home making slice-and-bake cookies.

Grace: Alex does the baking now. And what do you expect? You crashed the plane practically in my back yard.

Shan: And let me guess—Danny’s with your parents?

Grace: They took him to Disney for a week.

Shan: How convenient. It’s bad enough you showed up in On the Edge, but—

Grace: Well, there was … Read More »