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One of Us Is Lying

M McManus Karen
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young adult mystery thriller past tense first POV ~410 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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tense angsty paranoid

A propulsive young adult. Expect minimal worldbuilding, epic scope. Plot-driven and deeply introspective. Contains notable violence, romance, sexual content.

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 65
sparsedense
Pacing 75
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 85
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 70
externalintrospective
Ending 60
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 90
intimateepic

Content

Violence 85%
noneextreme
Sexual content 65%
noneexplicit
Humor 45%
seriouscomedic
Romance 75%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count102,619
Page count~410 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst

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