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These books are ranked using the characterization labels extracted for Flashback.
Characterization labels used: ex-cop, addict protagonist, disgraced detective, hard-boiled hero, anti-hero, whiny protagonist, unlikeable characters, flawed hero, tough guy, grieving widower, estranged son, powerful businessman, watchdog bodyguard, grandfather figure
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their characterization embeddings are close.
A reluctant cop in a futuristic Arab underworld is pulled into a deadly power struggle that threatens his city and his freedom.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: flawed protagonist · antihero · hardboiled detective · hustler · cop · gangster lieutenant · addict · reluctant enforcer · morally compromised · sympathetic lead · character-driven
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1436
In a theocratic future city, a faith-police enforcer investigates bombings while his own belief system starts to unravel.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: jaded cop · antihero · faithful enforcer · disillusioned believer · zealot partner · morally compromised · world-weary · cynical protagonist · unlikeable characters · gritty characters · corrupt authority
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1490
A medically retired ex-SEAL in college stumbles into terrorist plots, then barrels into extreme violence, sex, and revenge.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: ex-SEAL · medically retired · anti-hero · dark hero · flawed hero · predatory protagonist · violent protagonist · misogynistic character · abrasive character · blunt character · politically incorrect · serial rapist (content-linked) · dominant male · wish-fulfillment hero
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1520
In a corporate-run near future, a declassed police “dog” investigates a murder that drags his buried past back up.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: disillusioned detective · declassed policeman · female inspector · antihero · traumatized protagonist · tortured character · cynical protagonist · morally compromised
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1536
An ex-cop junkie in a vertical cyberpunk city rescues human clones and is dragged back into his own buried past.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: anti-hero · damaged protagonist · drug addict · ex-cop · ex-soldier · war veteran · flawed hero · cynical narrator · reluctant protector · guilt-ridden · self-destructive · likable damaged protagonist · moral outsider
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1543
A desperate father enters a deadly televised manhunt to save his sick child in a ruthless near-future America.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: desperate protagonist · anti-hero · working-class protagonist · resourceful survivor · angry protagonist · bitterness · family-driven motivation · cunning · flat characters (mixed)
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1637
A framed ex-cop in a retrofuture noir investigates a missing scientist and a mind-altering drug trade.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: ex-cop · framed hero · detective hero · wisecracking tough guy · anti-hero · addiction-affected protagonist · stock characters · flat protagonist · one-dimensional characters · overdescribed characters · android woman · cyborgs as antagonists · robotic characters
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1641
A prison-executed serial killer becomes the spark for a fast-moving zombie outbreak in rural Pennsylvania.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: female cop · damaged protagonist · abrasive protagonist · war veteran · reporter · father figure · serial killer · scientist · mortician · flawed heroes · unlikeable characters · secondary character depth
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1650
An ex-cop PI inherits a Providence bookstore and is pulled into a bizarre, reality-bending mystery tied to Lovecraftian mythos.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: ex-cop · private investigator · bookseller · detective · damaged protagonist · witty heroine · reluctant hero · competent heroine · character chemistry · interrogative banter · madman · arrogant villain · traumatized lead · world-weary
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1671
A guilt-ridden anti-hero returns to a ravaged fantasy world for one last, costly showdown with evil.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: anti-hero · flawed protagonist · guilt-ridden · self-loathing · brooding · tragic figure · damaged characters · character-driven · unlikely hero · morally compromised
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1677
In a Japan-victorious America, a game censor and secret police agent probe an illegal game that could expose dangerous truths.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: censor · secret police agent · flawed hero · antihero · duty-bound officer · fanatical loyalist · lazy outsider · complex protagonist · tragic backstory · morally compromised
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1682
In a near-future crime underworld, a weary anti-hero chases a dangerous, addictive substance and a missing artist.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: tired protagonist · anti-hero · addict · detector · finder · sculptor · art collector · underboss · reclusive client · functioning addict · outsider · hardboiled hero · reluctant protagonist
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1689
