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The Face on the Milk Carton

Caroline B Cooney
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contemporary fiction psychological thriller past tense third limited POV ~181 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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psychological anxious uncanny

A contemporary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Plot-driven and deeply introspective. Contains notable romance.

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Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 85
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 90
externalintrospective
Ending 40
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 60
intimateepic

Content

Violence 20%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 30%
seriouscomedic
Romance 60%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count45,298
Page count~181 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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