Spy novel? maybe (was Lupin's secrets )

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> Carolyn:
snip.

I think a more interesting question is whether the popularity of the 
books will survive long-term after the mystery is resolved. Here, it 
seems to me, there is a definite requirement for complexity, depth  
and unfinished business, to keep people arguing and interpreting for 
years to come. 


Alla:

But do we need "unfinished business" in plot to keep talking about 
the books for the years to come after series are done?

I submit that even if everything is unambiguously resolved at the 
end of the series (which I hope it will be), we still have 
characterisation, narrative technique, etc.,etc. to talk about it.


Carolyn:
> A simple, heroic boy's tale of growing up to win a fight against 
an  evil baddie just won't cut the mustard, IMO.


Alla:

But it already does. If you are saying that without surprise 
characterisations of main characters (ESE!Lupin for example), it 
will not become a classic say hundred years from today, I think I 
disagree,