Having said that, readers new to the series may note a lack of up front character description - presumably because the characters have been extensively developed in earlier novels. (bookbrowse.com)
Plumbing their depths, I thought of a lyrical passage from Pinball the recently published early novel by Haruki Murakami: (hamptonsarthub.com)
«Lowell's primary focus on espionage rather than on romance is a major change from earlier novels, albeit a pleasing one.» (bookbrowse.com)