You've either got to find a way to make your continuing characters interesting without making them maudlin or overwrought, or you've got to put more emphasis on the suspects.
Jane HaddamIn my day, we didn't have self-esteem, we had self-respect, and no more of it than we had earned.
Jane HaddamI've been a teacher at the college level, in composition mostly, and I've been an editor on magazines.
Jane HaddamI really hate those books where the murderer turns out to be somebody you never heard of who pops up in the last chapter.
Jane Haddam