As long as thriller authors teach us about our world, they'll be relevant.
" ... What if?" Through the alchemy of those two words, something new comes into the world.
As much as I like it when a book I'm writing speeds along, the downside can be that an author becomes too eager to finish and rushes the end. The end is even more important than the first page, and rushing can damage it.
People who know various movie versions don't really know the story.
One generation's idea of fast pace might be different from a later generation's.
To all librarians everywhere, God bless you.