Sunny's life was not always so laid-back. During the time the couple lived in Washington D.C., she collaborated with her son, David, and launched the posh Washington Dossier , a popular magazine reporting on the Capitol's movers and shakers. While Sunny reported on the nation's cocktail-circuit, Warren tagged along, sleuthing stories for his books, and observing behavior in the White House, embassy drawing rooms, and the homes of politicians. And from those parties, Warren plucked personalities for his novels. I am an observer of human nature.
Great writers are only great because they know a lot about human behavior.
It means more to me to be able to express what I feel about human behavior than anything else. My mystery series doesn't necessarily conform to the mystery genre per se, but it gives me an opportunity to talk about politics and politicians. With Sunny's notes and Warren's own juicy tidbits, he wrote a provocative and popular column. But the place has changed with the times. Washington in the '70s and '80s was fun.