It's so rare that you actually get to find a really well-written female lead.

What's so great about playing a female lead, especially in law enforcement, is that these women do exist, and they're really quite interesting. They're fascinating.

It's actually nice to do an older one.

One of the most interesting female characters I've written about was Meg Riddoch, the lead character in 'The Thompson Gunner'.

Don't you find that work, if you love it, is actually really invigorating?

If baseball wants to get you, they've got enough resources and enough investigators that they'll find a way to get you.