The Shadow over Innsmouth
A curious traveler visits a shunned seaside town and uncovers a terrifying secret about its people and his own past.
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Plot structure labels used: first-person investigation, mystery-driven, slow-burn, repeated misdirection, quest for explanation, summary of prior book, capture and captivity, chase sequences, abrupt ending, withheld backstory, foreshadowing, repetitive structure, limited payoff
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