The Book of Cold Cases 📖

The Book of Cold Cases

Simone St. James
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thriller psychological thriller / true crime mystery past tense third limited POV ~391 pp

Vibe

oppressive psychological horror gothic

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

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Style Fingerprint

Prose density 78
sparsedense
Pacing 45
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 25
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 85
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 60
externalintrospective
Ending 15
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 95
intimateepic

Content

Violence 95%
noneextreme
Sexual content 30%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 20%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count97,779
Page count~391 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited