The best examples of popcorn fiction create unforgettable, three-dimensional characters and drop them into places that force us to rip through the pages.

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But unlike so many pretentious works of fiction today, Estleman's hardboiled, Detroit-based tales of intrigue, wrongdoing and, ultimately, justice develop three-dimensional, often unforgettable characters (among them in this book, a Larry Flynt-like pornographer) set in finely wrought, factually described settings.

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Estleman's intriguing, frequently malignant or low-life characters are richly drawn, truly three- dimensional.

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Conference representatives said 1997 will be the year of the Internet, in which cyberspace becomes more lifelike though advanced graphics and such features as three-dimensional chat rooms where users can communicate using animated characters.

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