Checkmate 📖

Checkmate

Michaels, David
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thriller espionage techno-thriller past tense third limited POV ~335 pp

Vibe

tense gritty paranoid

A propulsive and dark thriller. Expect dense, literary prose, epic scope. Contains notable violence.

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Style Fingerprint

Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 85
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 20
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 40
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 45
externalintrospective
Ending 30
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 90
intimateepic

Content

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

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count83,730
Page count~335 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited