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The Beauty, Vol. 1

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These books are ranked using the characterization + relationships labels extracted for The Beauty, Vol. 1. Books rank higher when they are close on every selected axis.

Characterization labels used: detectives, female detective, hardboiled detectives, police task force, infected protagonists, corrupt officials, pharmaceutical executive, mercenary, antiheroic figures, brave heroine, flawed characters

Relationships labels used: detective partnership, romantic relationship, wife relationship, married couple, working partnership, alliances of convenience, factional conflict, betrayal, government vs public, citizen vs corporation

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Missing in Death

J.D. Robb · 2009 · In Death

On a crowded ferry, Eve Dallas investigates a blood-soaked disappearance that turns into a race against time and conscience.

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Characterization labels: strong female lead · hardboiled detective · badass heroine · police lieutenant · moral absolutist · cynical protagonist · supportive partner · team-based investigation · secondary-character ensemble

Relationships labels: marriage · detective partnership · professional partnership · romantic partnership · husband-wife tension · family revenge · loyalty · camaraderie · mentor-like support

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1547

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Snapshot

Brandon Sanderson · 2017

A police detective enters a recreated past day to solve routine cases, then uncovers a hidden crime and a deeper secret.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: flawed protagonist · cop protagonist · detective duo · washed-up cops · outcast officers · relatable leads · bantering partners · older detective · younger partner · morally compromised authority

Relationships labels: partner dynamics · work partnership · cop partnership · banter · trust · authority conflict · secrets · betrayal · collaboration · male duo

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1565

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Seduction in Death

J.D. Robb · 2004 · In Death

A future New York detective hunts killers using online romance, rare drugs, and a deadly dating game.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: female detective · tough heroine · gruff heroine · damaged cop · competent investigator · protective hero · civilian consultant · police team · secondary ensemble · psychopathic antagonists · rich antagonists · young antagonists · serial offender duo · character growth

Relationships labels: married couple · romantic partnership · work partnership · found family · team loyalty · mentor-mentee · off-and-on romance · exclusive dating · love triangle · jealousy · friendship · husband-wife support · professional collaboration

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1604

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The Disappeared

Kristine Kathryn Rusch · 2002 · Retrieval Artist

On the Moon, a new detective is pulled into cases where alien law demands brutal justice for human missteps.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: detective protagonist · rookie detective · experienced partner · private investigator · law enforcement · burned-out investigator · morally conflicted · sympathetic cop · imperfect characters · compassionate hero

Relationships labels: partner dynamic · professional partnership · cops vs fugitives · parents and children · power imbalance · alien-human tension · institutional conflict · betrayal

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1677

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Die App: Sie kennen dich. Sie wissen wo du wohnst

Arno Strobel · 2020

A smart home turns ominous when Hendrik’s fiancée vanishes and the house’s connected systems stop feeling safe.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: archetypal protagonist · investigative protagonist · doctor protagonist · fiancee · police investigator · assistant ally · psychology student · hacker · suspect ambiguity · naive protagonist · trusting protagonist · undercut police · dueling cops

Relationships labels: engaged couple · fiance relationship · romantic partnership · missing partner · protagonist and police · ally network · trust and betrayal · helping outsider

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1714

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The Adventures of the Stainless Steel Rat

Harry Harrison · 1987 · Stainless Steel Rat

A thief-turned-agent races through three fast, funny space adventures, chasing crimes, coups, and time trouble.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: anti-hero · roguish protagonist · honor among thieves · arrogant protagonist · resourceful · bored protagonist · criminal-turned-agent · female antagonist

Relationships labels: romantic rivalry · enemies-to-lovers · marriage · partnership · mentor-institution · wife as ally · power struggle

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1729

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The Wolfen

Whitley Strieber · 1992

Two NYPD detectives investigate brutal cop murders and uncover a hidden, intelligent predator species stalking the city.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: detectives · female detective · male detective · cop partners · homicide detectives · flawed protagonists · intelligent monsters · sapient predators · pack leader · noble monsters · older partner · younger partner · competent investigators · police boss · museum expert

Relationships labels: partner chemistry · work partnership · romantic tension · love-hate dynamic · antagonistic relationships · professional tension · male-female partnership · pack loyalty · pack hierarchy

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1753

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Lágrimas en la lluvia

Rosa Montero · 2011 · Bruna Husky

A replicant detective in future Madrid investigates violent deaths while uncovering a conspiracy that threatens her kind.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: female detective · replicant protagonist · combat veteran · hardboiled heroine · isolated protagonist · inadapted outsider · tenacious protagonist · morally conflicted · vulnerable protagonist · antihero · marginal characters · secondary characters · archivist · police detective · memory-maker · supremacist leaders · sympathetic broken characters

Relationships labels: alliances · betrayal suspicion · friendship · romantic attachment · found family · species conflict · human-replicant conflict · power struggle · trust issues · dependency · partner dynamics

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1790

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Forgotten

M.R. Forbes · 2017 · The Forgotten

On a failing generation ship, a sheriff’s search for his missing wife uncovers a deadly secret behind sealed hatches.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: sheriff protagonist · engineer wife · action hero · reluctant hero · overpowered protagonist · morally ambiguous characters · one-dimensional side characters · emotionally volatile protagonist · determined investigator · loyal spouse · lawman

Relationships labels: marriage · husband-wife relationship · family line · authority vs citizens · community distrust · protective devotion · romance subplot · rivalry · dependence · loss · betrayal

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1807

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The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag

Robert A. Heinlein · 1983

A detective couple trails a man with missing daytime memories and uncovers a reality-bending secret behind his life.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: husband-and-wife detectives · private investigators · competent woman · plucky couple · male detective · paranoid protagonist · widower · reporter · architect · temporal agent · corrupt officials · unreliable perception · strong female lead · competent partnership

Relationships labels: married couple · detective partnership · spousal teamwork · romantic partnership · marriage · love and loss · friendship

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1810

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Split Second

Douglas E. Richards · 2015 · Split Second

A physicist's split-second time travel breakthrough draws deadly factions, forcing his fiancée into a fight for survival.

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Characterization labels: brilliant scientist · female protagonist · private investigator · ex-military hero · black ops operative · stock characters · cliche characters · hyper-intelligent · plucky heroine · martial competence · resourceful protagonist · flat characters · likable characters · antagonistic forces

Relationships labels: fiancée · romantic partnership · kidnapping · mentor-protector · trust issues · rival factions · good guys vs bad guys · dependency · betrayal · working partnership

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1810

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Animales difíciles

Rosa Montero · 2025 · Bruna Husky

In 2111 Madrid, detective Bruna Husky investigates a tech-company attack while facing a new body, a new fear of death, and an AI crisis.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: detective protagonist · replicant protagonist · android protagonist · fragile protagonist · angry protagonist · morally complex protagonist · emotionally conflicted · self-destructive · existential protagonist · female lead

Relationships labels: found family · friendship · partnership · romantic tension · professional partnership · loyalty · betrayal · caregiving · chosen family

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1828

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