"Once desire was turned on, combustion gave it a life of its own. Once it was turned on it became a raging wildfire, uncontrollable and uncontainable, the type of conflagration that had to be allowed to burn itself out."
Eric Jerome Dickey was an American novelist known for bestselling contemporary fiction and crime narratives. He authored numerous books that reached major U.S. bestseller lists. His work was widely read for its character-driven storytelling and urban settings.