I'm not certain Susan S. should serve
as a character depth standard to be sought after, but as
loudly as I've groaned over the way in which Parker has
become a parady of his early work, I believe he is
soooooooooo much better at using dialogue to reveal character
than is Crais, that early on he made Spenser, Hawke, and
Susan more interesting and textured personalities than any
Crais's has produced.
However, I must say once again, I
haven't read LA Req. or Dem. Angel. In first person
narratives, either the ancillary characters display
themselves through their words or they usually remain stick
figures, and I don't believe Crais has shown the ability to
work that bit of magic.
Jim
Blue
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