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Alex Cross 15: Alex Cross's Trial

James Patterson
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historical fiction historical drama past tense third limited POV ~296 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

oppressive grim bleak

A dark historical fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Plot-driven. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence.

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 20
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 85
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 60
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 90
intimateepic

Content

Violence 95%
noneextreme
Sexual content 30%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 40%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count74,111
Page count~296 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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