“People say what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. .But it doesn't. It breaks your bones, leaving everything splintered and held together… — Fiona Barton Copy Share Image
I chose to write from different perspectives despite its complexity because it is what I have always done as a journalist. — Fiona Barton Always Copy Share Image
As a journalist, I've been a professional watcher, picking up the body language and verbal tics that make us individuals and interesting… — Fiona Barton Body Copy Share Image
I can't think whether I've actually interviewed the widow of a crime suspect. Obviously, I've interviewed members of the families of people… — Fiona Barton Families Copy Share Image
It is a sad truth that apprenticeships fell out of favour in Britain in the Seventies and Eighties, when the manufacturing industries… — Fiona Barton Construction Copy Share Image
“Who really knows someone else? You can scratch the skin, but you never get to the meat of someone else. Into their… — Fiona Barton Copy Share Image
As a reporter, I spent a great deal of time in court. During brief breaks in testimony, I would often look at… — Fiona Barton Great Copy Share Image
Writing is not just about putting words on a page. Ideas have to cook first. — Fiona Barton About Copy Share Image
“Kate wondered what an alien would make of the scene. Dozens of people sitting in isolation in front of computers, not speaking… — Fiona Barton Computers Copy Share Image
“People say what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. They say that when you been through something terrible ... But it doesn't.… — Fiona Barton Child Copy Share Image
Barbecue is to North Carolina as the hot dog is to New York. — Fiona Barton Barbecue Copy Share Image
When you think about it, psychological thrillers often involve extraordinary events happening to ordinary people. — Fiona Barton Events Copy Share Image
Once you write a book, you hand it over to the readers, and it's their book then. They're so involved. They ask… — Fiona Barton Ask questions Copy Share Image
The secrets of small towns have fascinated writers and readers since the first psychological thriller was penned. — Fiona Barton Books Copy Share Image
It was this fascination with hidden lives, I suspect, that led me to journalism; seeking to uncover the truth about people became… — Fiona Barton Hidden Copy Share Image
For me, there has always been the irresistible lure of a secret. — Fiona Barton Always Copy Share Image
When I first became a journalist, people said, 'Oh, that must be interesting.' They saw it as slightly glamorous, slightly edgy. They… — Fiona Barton Edgy Copy Share Image
It's amazing to me that journalists are held in such low esteem. — Fiona Barton Amazing Copy Share Image
“People say what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. They say that when you’ve been through something terrible. My mum, Jude, used… — Fiona Barton Copy Share Image
