I thought it was really sweet of her. I couldn't drive so I just thought she was lending me a helping d. It never occurred to me that I was playing straight into their hands. Call me gullible, but I believed every word she said.

I was lying next to my poorly son in hospital when he phoned and told me what had been going on. I don't know how I got through the next few hours. As I cradled my baby, all I could think about was Jock and Nikki together. My world fell apart that day. I can't believe they managed to keep it hidden all that time. It really was the ultimate betrayal.

He was totally alien to the man I knew and loved. It was like he had a big black cloud hanging over his head. But even then I didn't suspect he was having an affair.

When I was drumming with Mick Fleetwood I thought I looked half mad. I thought I looked half crazy.

Geez, I just played cricket because I loved the game. I never thought about it much, never really had any formal coaching.

I thought it might be fun to set my books in Nevada, which is in the West and still pretty Wild. You can still gamble, carry a loaded pistol, and go into a silver-mine, and they still have saloons with swinging doors, boardwalks, and horses.