--- In rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, "gsp.schoo@..." <gsp.schoo@...> wrote:
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> When they became formulaic serial-killer yarns are more about spooks and monsters than noir and/or hardboil. Anyway, when anything becomes a formula it's time to move on. Even babies outgrow formulas.
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True, and after all the complaints about the PI formula being exhausted, I find more variety in those types of stories than I am finding in the serial killer subgenre. You can have a PI and write practically any type of story, be it pure mystery or a thriller, or even an existentialist story (of the kind that James Sallis does so well). The PI story is not a one-track formula, it's loose enough to allow for variety.
Best,
mrt
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