The Prize is an excellent example of Wallace's formula for a best seller. The author alternates several plot lines, bringing one to a suspenseful point before turning to another. Wallace learned this technique as a playwright and scriptwriter. As the novel progresses, the plot lines gradually intersect and affect each other. The conclusion brings all the characters together, like buses from different routes at a central station.
Another technique that keeps reader interest is the steady flow.....
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