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NYPD Red

Patterson, James; Karp, Marshall
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thriller crime thriller past tense first POV ~289 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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tense gritty chaotic

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

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

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