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Rise and Kill First: The Secret History of Israel's Targeted Assassinations

Bergman, Ronen
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historical fiction espionage thriller past tense third limited POV ~1,187 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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tense bleak gritty

A dark historical fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Contains notable violence.

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Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 70
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 20
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 40
externalintrospective
Ending 30
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 90
intimateepic

Content

Violence 95%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 5%
seriouscomedic
Romance 0%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count296,695
Page count~1,187 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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