> While rereading Benjamin Schutz, I realized just how
much contemporary
> PI novels, from Parker on, have revolved around
protecting or saving
> kids. Several of the early Parker novels deal with
kids, finding kidnap
> victims or keeping them out of the way of adults who
might harm them,
> physically or psychologically. Jerry's Blunt Darts
dealt with a kid as
> have some of his other books. Everything Vachss
writes deals with this
> issue. I could go on to list a bunch more, but I
won't
. Mark,
I'm sure you know John Shannon's Jack Liffey doesn't
even describe himself as a detective, just someone who is
good at finding kids.
Mark
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