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Cross

James Patterson
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thriller crime thriller past tense first POV ~306 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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tense gritty psychological

A thriller. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Plot-driven and deeply introspective. Contains notable violence.

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Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 60
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 85
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 70
externalintrospective
Ending 40
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 90
intimateepic

Content

Violence 95%
noneextreme
Sexual content 45%
noneexplicit
Humor 25%
seriouscomedic
Romance 35%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count76,474
Page count~306 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst

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