Anthony Scaramucci

He's got the whole identity crisis.

He's trying to rationalize what happened at the beginning of his life and how he's different from...

His dad, forgive me for saying this to you, but I'm Italian.

You're Italian.

The book is about revenge, David.

I mean, come on, right?

Am I wrong?

I mean, I'm biting into this book.

I'm like, oh, everyone's going to get theirs.

Okay.

Do you see revenge as something that drives people forward and in some cases consumes them, David?

Yeah, no, it's all dopamine addiction.

No, I'm with you.

But I think the thing about your books that I love is human nature.

I think the best fiction writers are people that understand the inside conversation.

You know, I mean, let's talk a little bit about Victoria Steers.

Okay.

I mean, so, you know, we have an external presence that we're giving and everyone gets a different impression of us, but then there's also something going on internally that we're talking to ourselves all day, trying to figure out who we are and how we're going to push into the world.

Tell us about her and her redemption.

When you created her, did you always intend for her to be more than a villain or did that complexity emerge as you were writing?