novelist Caleb Carr
. Published by HarperCollins
in 1980, it was Carr's first published book (he had already published several non-fiction newspaper and magazine pieces). Acknowledging the amateur nature of the work, in 1999, Caleb Carr posted the following notice on Amazon.com
: "I am the author of this book. It has a few good scenes, but is essentially "roman à clef
" nonsense that every writer has to get out of his system early on.
Well, their poster child doesn't know it yet, but she's into me.
I guess I'll see you around...'same bat time' or whatever.
[to Janet] Remember when you got drunk and nearly got the chancellor of Bulgaria killed? I covered for you!
[to Lucy] I'm here because I feel more like me when I'm with you, than I do when I'm with me.
I think love should be irresistible, like a drug, you know? I think when it happens you should just not be able to help yourself. I just - I wanted... more.
Dominique: You're not as boring as I thought. But you're not as bright, either.
Mr Phipps: You are a perfect liar.
Scud: Knock 'em dead... but not really.
Janet: Have you seen my gun?
They're crime-fighting hotties with killer bodies.