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Originally Posted by outlander78
I wonder if the quality is slipping, or if the perception of the quality of the stories is just changing as the novelty wears off. I am used to reading cookie cutter murder mysteries homing to find a rare gem among them (with little success), and the noir style is a breath of fresh air for me. However, with each subsequent book the patterns of the genre become more familiar (femme fatale, twist at the end etc) and the writing style less fresh. I wonder if other regular HCC readers find the same thing. Perhaps this is a case of familiarity breeding contempt?
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Welcome! Glad to have you!
You do bring up a good point about the freshness wearing off, and let me stress that in no way do I feel any kind of "contempt."
I'm just perceiving a little drop in the enthusiasm for the line (here in Book Talk, and heck, even personally--I've read only two or three titles this year!), and I want HCC to have a long, brilliant life.
I also want to keep Mr. Ardai on his toes.
