I've been reading a number of detective/action genre novels recently, and have noticed the denouement/resolution of the stories have tended to be extremely truncated. I suppose it's partially a function of all of the exposition/discovery being covered during the rising action, but once the mystery is solved/bad guys are trounced, there's no wrap-up regarding how the world or main characters evolve or move forward as a result of the previous events.
Do you think this is a genre thing? An author thing? I've been focusing on 3 commercially successful writers, for the moment, because I'm writing my own novel and wanted to explore practical applications of structure and such with some control for variables. I'm contemplating branching out, but also wondering if it's just a byproduct of the flavor/form.
by WildlyBewildering