Listen for the Lie 📖

Listen for the Lie

Amy Tintera
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mystery psychological thriller past tense first POV ~346 pp

Vibe

psychological oppressive volatile

A mystery. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Plot-driven and deeply introspective. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence, romance, sexual content.

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Style Fingerprint

Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 60
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 85
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 90
externalintrospective
Ending 20
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 70
intimateepic

Content

Violence 80%
noneextreme
Sexual content 70%
noneexplicit
Humor 30%
seriouscomedic
Romance 60%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count86,448
Page count~346 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst