Changing writing styles is like an actor taking on a different part.
McKinty is an exciting new talent.
I would like to win the Pulitzer Prize. I would like to win the Nobel Prize. I would like to win a Tony award for the Broadway musical I'm now working on. Aside from these, my aspirations are modest ones.
Readers are what it's all about, aren't they? If not, why am I writing?
A detective sees death in all the various forms at least five times a week.
Its a matter of style. The Evan Hunter style and the Ed McBain style are very, very different.