Cross Country 📖

Cross Country

Patterson, James
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thriller international crime thriller past tense first POV ~291 pp

Vibe

gritty oppressive tense

A propulsive and dark thriller. Expect dense, literary prose, epic scope. Contains notable violence.

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Style Fingerprint

Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 85
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 20
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 40
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 50
externalintrospective
Ending 40
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 95
intimateepic

Content

Violence 95%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 30%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count72,846
Page count~291 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst