<p>Garland nails it square that TDVC is badly written. And is the first person anywhere who has mentioned something I hooted at: Langdon has only one hour’s sleep and then runs through a thriller-chase scenario with mental faculties and physicality for the rough-and-tumble fully intact. </p>
<p>I’m not much older than his character’s age and I’d tell the incipient mystery to come back at 10am after I’ve had a full night’s sleep and my morning tea.</p>
<p>EK, I agree with you about some “genre” writers being outstanding writers period: Mary Renault, John LeCarre, Larry McMurtry, and at least a dozen SF writers.</p>