I'm sad to say the one of my favorite mystery writers does obnoxious fake cliffhangers like that to end her chapters. Sometimes they're real, but most of the time I guess they're supposed to be "funny."
She didn't do it in her earlier works, so my guess would be she decided or was told that she needed to liven up her chapter breaks. It really is annoying. I've seen them in thrillers and in other humorous mysteries, too.
(To avoid username confusion, the original poster is my IRL sister- not me).
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Date: 2009-11-10 01:26 pm (UTC)She didn't do it in her earlier works, so my guess would be she decided or was told that she needed to liven up her chapter breaks. It really is annoying. I've seen them in thrillers and in other humorous mysteries, too.
(To avoid username confusion, the original poster is my IRL sister- not me).