In my blog based around the idea of a fictional detective, I cite several techniques which have been developed over time to portray the fictional investigator. To me the term detective covers a wide array of meanings ranging from private eyes to members of law enforcement. In fact , the lead personality doesn't have to be be a traditional detective at all, as is the case with Jame's Patterson's Alex Cross, who, depending on where you join him in his fictional career, is a combination detective and psychologist.
This article is supposed to offer a mini-review of James Patterson, although not in the conventional sense. While it is true I'd like to dig a tad deeper into his works, I am not particularly interested in reviewing a selected title, or group of titles, but more Mr. Patterson's style.
Most or all of James Patterson's books are thrillers. Thrillers vary from traditional who-done-its in the sense that the opponent, or bad guy if you will, is frequently known by the reader early on or, at the very least, the reader knows something about him (or her). As a result, segments of the story are often told through the antagonist's eyes.
Thrillers are multiple point of view books. That is, some of the story is told through the hero's eyes, some is told through those of the antagonist and some is often presented from the POV of some minor characterâ€"perhaps even someone that the bad guy is after or is attempting to kill.
To me, multiple POV books are usually more action packed than an other sorts of books. In KISS THE GIRLS as an example, Patterson is able to provide the reader with three separate murder scenes, carried out by the same pathological killer, the hero's frantic sprint to surgery to save a dying boy, and Cross's discovery that his niece has been kidnappedâ€"all in under fifty pages.
Like Patterson, it's precisely this energetic story telling that drew me to this type of writing when I developed my own novel, ZION'S WEB. ZION'S WEB isn't just a thriller, but, based on the reviews I have received so far, is packed full of actionâ€"due undoubtedly to the multiple viewpoint methodology I chose to use.
This article is supposed to offer a mini-review of James Patterson, although not in the conventional sense. While it is true I'd like to dig a tad deeper into his works, I am not particularly interested in reviewing a selected title, or group of titles, but more Mr. Patterson's style.
Most or all of James Patterson's books are thrillers. Thrillers vary from traditional who-done-its in the sense that the opponent, or bad guy if you will, is frequently known by the reader early on or, at the very least, the reader knows something about him (or her). As a result, segments of the story are often told through the antagonist's eyes.
Thrillers are multiple point of view books. That is, some of the story is told through the hero's eyes, some is told through those of the antagonist and some is often presented from the POV of some minor characterâ€"perhaps even someone that the bad guy is after or is attempting to kill.
To me, multiple POV books are usually more action packed than an other sorts of books. In KISS THE GIRLS as an example, Patterson is able to provide the reader with three separate murder scenes, carried out by the same pathological killer, the hero's frantic sprint to surgery to save a dying boy, and Cross's discovery that his niece has been kidnappedâ€"all in under fifty pages.
Like Patterson, it's precisely this energetic story telling that drew me to this type of writing when I developed my own novel, ZION'S WEB. ZION'S WEB isn't just a thriller, but, based on the reviews I have received so far, is packed full of actionâ€"due undoubtedly to the multiple viewpoint methodology I chose to use.
About the Author:
Michael Snow is the author of ZION'S WEB, the first of the Zachariah Burton detective thrillers. As well as writing novels, Michael maintains a blog site which contains a bunch of extremely handy and entertaining blogs, including tips on writing a book.
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