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Merry Christmas, Alex Cross

Patterson, James
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thriller psychological thriller past tense third limited POV ~228 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

tense gritty bleak

A propulsive and dark thriller. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Contains notable violence.

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Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 85
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 20
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 40
externalintrospective
Ending 40
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 90
intimateepic

Content

Violence 95%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 20%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count57,067
Page count~228 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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