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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

Christie Agatha
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mystery classic detective fiction past tense first POV ~293 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

tense atmospheric psychological

A mystery. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Plot-driven. Ends with catharsis. Contains notable violence.

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 80
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 60
externalintrospective
Ending 85
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 85
intimateepic

Content

Violence 60%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 20%
seriouscomedic
Romance 40%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count73,287
Page count~293 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst

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