I think it depends on each reader's assumption of what the
author's knowledge should be. I caught the ERA miscue in
CAUGHT STEALING, but it didn't bother me as much as others.
For example, at the beginning of PISTOL POETS, Victor
Gischler places East St. Louis in Missouri, rather than
Illinois. Dropping the "East," or changing the character's
university from Truman State (in Missouri) to SIU (in
Illinois) would have been quick fixes. That one stuck in the
back of my mind, and my dad couldn't even get over it enough
to enjoy the rest of the book.
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