Nobody reads a mystery to get to the middle. They read it to get to the end. If it's a letdown, they won't buy anymore. The first page sells that book. The last page sells your next book. - Mickey Spillane [Frank Morrison Spillane] (1918 - 2006)
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話の途中に辿り着くために、推理小説を読む人はいない。結末に辿り着くために読む。それが期待外れなら、二度と買わないだろう。最初の一ページでその本が売れ、最後の一ページで次の本が売れる。 - ミッキー・スピレイン［フランク・モリスン・スピレイン］ (1918 - 2006)
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