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Alex Cross 29: Criss Cross

James Patterson
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thriller psychological thriller / crime procedural past tense third limited POV ~351 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

tense gritty paranoid

A thriller. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Plot-driven. Ends with catharsis. Contains notable violence.

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 60
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 85
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 60
externalintrospective
Ending 80
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 95
intimateepic

Content

Violence 95%
noneextreme
Sexual content 40%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 20%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count87,782
Page count~351 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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