Just finished reading last night Cornell Woolrich's The
Phantom Lady, my first novel for him.
The mystery's wrap-up comes in the final 30-40 pages when the
police detective explains to the protagonist (and reader) the
loose ends via the police confession he extracted from the
antagonist now in custody.
That got me to wondering if this plot device is used as much
today. Pelecanos and Lehane do it a bit to end their novels.
The same for Lansdale. Except their wrap-ups don't seem to be
as long.
Ed Lynskey
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