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The Secret of the Old Clock

Carolyn Keene
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mystery cozy mystery past tense third limited POV ~141 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

adventurous mysterious optimistic

A propulsive mystery. Expect minimal worldbuilding. Plot-driven and action-forward. Ends with catharsis.

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Prose density 45
sparsedense
Pacing 75
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 60
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 85
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 30
externalintrospective
Ending 80
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 60
intimateepic

Content

Violence 30%
noneextreme
Sexual content 0%
noneexplicit
Humor 40%
seriouscomedic
Romance 10%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count35,362
Page count~141 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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