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The Case of the Missing Marquess

Nancy Springer
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contemporary fiction young adult mystery past tense first POV ~156 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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witty clever mischievous

A contemporary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Plot-driven and deeply introspective. Contains notable violence, humor.

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Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 60
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 45
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 20
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 85
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 70
externalintrospective
Ending 65
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 75
intimateepic

Content

Violence 60%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 90%
seriouscomedic
Romance 10%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count39,055
Page count~156 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst

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