a.n.smith (ansmith@netdoor.com)
Fri, 24 Dec 1999 21:02:26 -0600
if
> it doesn't include Crow it shows he realizes this
and will go in a
different
> direction than Parker did. If he writes only
individual novels he will
lose
> lose the depth of great characters that permeate his
works. Maybe like
> Lawrence Block or Donald Westlake he can produce
many different series,
> each with their own appeal and assortment of
different characters.
Or maybe like Connelly, who can alternate between Bosch and
non-series work. Elmore Leonard never really had series
characters, but some recurred over and over as part of the
world he created, and it works fine.
Neil Smith
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