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The Hit

Baldacci, David
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thriller political thriller / espionage past tense third limited POV ~458 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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tense gritty paranoid

A propulsive and dark thriller. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Plot-driven. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence.

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Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 85
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 20
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 80
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 60
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 95
intimateepic

Content

Violence 95%
noneextreme
Sexual content 15%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 20%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count114,595
Page count~458 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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