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The Client

John Grisham
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mystery crime thriller past tense third limited POV ~577 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

tense gritty paranoid

A propulsive mystery. Expect minimal worldbuilding, epic scope. Plot-driven. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence.

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 45
sparsedense
Pacing 75
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 85
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 60
externalintrospective
Ending 20
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 80
intimateepic

Content

Violence 85%
noneextreme
Sexual content 15%
noneexplicit
Humor 25%
seriouscomedic
Romance 10%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count144,144
Page count~577 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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