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A Perfect Spy

Carre, John Le
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literary fiction psychological thriller past tense third limited POV ~798 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

paranoid oppressive melancholic

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

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 20
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 90
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 60
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 95
intimateepic

Content

Violence 80%
noneextreme
Sexual content 40%
noneexplicit
Humor 30%
seriouscomedic
Romance 50%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count199,425
Page count~798 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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