> don't shoot me because I
>don't remember his name)
STOP IT, JURI!!! My friend Kevin sometimes needs to be taken
with a grain of salt. (Hi, Kevin - so shoot me.)
>when a writer makes his/her points clear
only
>through dialogue, he/she is just not
competent.
But then Travis does NOT operate only through dialogue, not
at all.
(Though dialogue is a major skill, needs careful work -
believe me.) It seems to me that we have something more
consistent and continuous in the ones I've been
reading.
>Fiction should be plausible.
Agreed, but plausible in what context? Do you really mean
"internally consistent"? Crime fiction isn't very
"realistic", believe me - ask a policeman. Maybe Travis can
get away with things that Rebus can't because he comes from
30 years ago. I was, really, very pleasantly surprised; but
possibly nostalgia overcame me. I too will read some
more.
Marianne
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