The Mystery at Lilac Inn 📖

The Mystery at Lilac Inn

Keene, Carolyn
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mystery young adult mystery past tense third limited POV ~143 pp

Vibe

suspenseful mysterious tense

A propulsive mystery. Expect minimal worldbuilding. Plot-driven. Ends on an unresolved note.

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Style Fingerprint

Prose density 45
sparsedense
Pacing 75
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 85
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 40
externalintrospective
Ending 20
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 60
intimateepic

Content

Violence 40%
noneextreme
Sexual content 0%
noneexplicit
Humor 20%
seriouscomedic
Romance 30%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count35,821
Page count~143 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited