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Alex Cross 23: Cross Justice
James Patterson
mystery
crime thriller
past tense
first POV
~368 pp
Vibe
tense
gritty
psychological
A mystery. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Plot-driven. Contains notable violence, sexual content.
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Style Fingerprint
Prose density
75
sparsedense
Pacing
60
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone
30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding
10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot
80
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority
60
externalintrospective
Ending
40
unresolvedcathartic
Content
Sexual content
60%
noneexplicit
Structure & Cast
Structure
| Word count | 92,073 |
| Page count | ~368 pp |
| Prologue | — |
| Epilogue | — |
| Tense | past |