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Shadow Divers The True Adventure of Two Americans Who Risked Everything to Solve One of the Last Mysteries of World War II

Kurson, Robert
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historical fiction non-fiction narrative past tense third limited POV ~505 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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tense gritty obsessive

A historical fiction. 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 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 80
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 60
externalintrospective
Ending 20
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 85
intimateepic

Content

Violence 70%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 30%
seriouscomedic
Romance 10%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count126,336
Page count~505 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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