The British were doing crime stories first, but the British thing is a very different thing. There, the stories are about restoring a break in the fabric of society. The American thing has never been worrying about breaks in the fabric of society, but about people doing their job, whether it's police procedurals or criminals or whatever.
Donald E. WestlakeIf Chester had a failing, it was that he believed people were what they thought they were.
Donald E. WestlakeI make a note, set it aside, and hope it makes sense when the time comes to look at it again.
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