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The Vanishing Stair

Johnson, Maureen
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mystery young adult mystery thriller past tense third limited POV ~349 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

anxious oppressive gothic

A dark mystery. Expect dense, literary prose. Plot-driven and deeply introspective. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence.

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Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 25
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 60
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 80
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 85
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 70
intimateepic

Content

Violence 70%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 30%
seriouscomedic
Romance 40%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count87,264
Page count~349 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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