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Alex Cross 22: Hope to Die

James Patterson
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thriller psychological thriller past tense third limited POV ~326 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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tense gritty desperate

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 78
sparsedense
Pacing 85
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 20
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 90
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 65
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 95
intimateepic

Content

Violence 95%
noneextreme
Sexual content 30%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 20%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count81,487
Page count~326 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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