I'm definitely a cynic as far as series go. Too often it seems that characters are created and books written to create a series with no other raison d'etre. I still read Harry Bosch books, but can't quite remember the last one that I actually really enjoyed. At best it's fluff. I do look forward to John Correy novels, and really enjoyed The Lion (the penultimate book to date), but his latest, The Panther had the stink of something cobbled together to satisfy a publisher and deadlines based on familiar themes. I wouldn't really care, and can easily avoid most series. I just get peeved when some of my favorite authors get sucked into the feeding frenzy like Joseph Finder and Brad Meltzer.
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