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Cross Country

Patterson, James
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thriller international crime thriller past tense first POV ~291 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

gritty oppressive tense

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

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

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