--- In rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, Brian Thornton
<bthorntonwriter@...> wrote:
>
> Jim-
>
> You left out the fact that thrillers nearly always include a revolving
> P.O.V. in them (think Elmore Leonard and Robert Ludlum). Ken
Follett's THE
> MAN FROM ST. PETERSBURG as well, for example/
>
Westlake's Parker series does not include a revolving POV. I don't
think Donald Hamilton's Matt Helm series uses that device, either. If
they are exceptions, they are major exceptions. Today, both would
qualify as thrillers. Speaking of Ludlum, I have never read him. Is he
good?
Best,
mrt
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