NYPD Red 📖

NYPD Red

Patterson, James; Karp, Marshall
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thriller crime thriller past tense first POV ~289 pp

Vibe

tense gritty chaotic

A propulsive thriller. Expect minimal worldbuilding, epic scope. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence, romance.

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Style Fingerprint

Prose density 65
sparsedense
Pacing 85
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 40
externalintrospective
Ending 20
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 90
intimateepic

Content

Violence 95%
noneextreme
Sexual content 45%
noneexplicit
Humor 35%
seriouscomedic
Romance 55%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count72,358
Page count~289 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst