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Chasing Lincolns Killer

James L Swanson
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historical fiction historical thriller past tense third limited POV ~154 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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tense grim chaotic

A propulsive and dark historical fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Action-forward. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence.

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Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 85
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 20
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 30
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 90
intimateepic

Content

Violence 95%
noneextreme
Sexual content 0%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 0%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count38,398
Page count~154 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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