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Deal Breaker

Coben, Harlan
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contemporary fiction sports mystery thriller past tense third limited POV ~337 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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tense gritty paranoid

A contemporary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Plot-driven. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence, sexual content.

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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 40
externalintrospective
Ending 20
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 70
intimateepic

Content

Violence 90%
noneextreme
Sexual content 70%
noneexplicit
Humor 20%
seriouscomedic
Romance 40%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count84,283
Page count~337 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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