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D8. Chapter endings: cliffhanger, question, reveal or quiet close. AI

Pace. One line per book. Open a book for the full answer, charts and cited lines.

BookGenreResult
Treasure IslandThriller and adventure25 of 34 chapters end on a hook
The Thirty-Nine StepsThriller and adventure7 of 10 chapters end on a hook
The Prisoner of ZendaThriller and adventure18 of 22 chapters end on a hook
Around the World in Eighty DaysThriller and adventure26 of 37 chapters end on a hook
King Solomon's MinesThriller and adventure15 of 20 chapters end on a hook
The Hound of the BaskervillesCrime and mystery12 of 15 chapters end on a hook
A Study in ScarletCrime and mystery10 of 14 chapters end on a hook
The Adventures of Sherlock HolmesCrime and mystery7 of 12 chapters end on a hook
The MoonstoneCrime and mystery45 of 57 chapters end on a hook
The Woman in WhiteCrime and mystery36 of 52 chapters end on a hook
Pride and PrejudiceRomance27 of 61 chapters end on a hook
PersuasionRomance17 of 24 chapters end on a hook
EmmaRomance31 of 56 chapters end on a hook
Jane EyreRomance29 of 38 chapters end on a hook
DraculaGothic and horror26 of 27 chapters end on a hook
FrankensteinGothic and horror18 of 28 chapters end on a hook
Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr HydeGothic and horror8 of 10 chapters end on a hook
The Picture of Dorian GrayGothic and horror16 of 20 chapters end on a hook
Wuthering HeightsGothic and horror26 of 34 chapters end on a hook
The Turn of the ScrewGothic and horror22 of 24 chapters end on a hook
The Time MachineScience fiction11 of 16 chapters end on a hook
The War of the WorldsScience fiction19 of 27 chapters end on a hook
The Invisible ManScience fiction22 of 28 chapters end on a hook
Alice's Adventures in WonderlandFantasy and children's10 of 12 chapters end on a hook
The Wonderful Wizard of OzFantasy and children's12 of 24 chapters end on a hook
The Secret GardenFantasy and children's17 of 27 chapters end on a hook
The Wind in the WillowsFantasy and children's7 of 12 chapters end on a hook
Great ExpectationsLiterary34 of 59 chapters end on a hook
A Christmas CarolLiterary3 of 5 chapters end on a hook
The Great GatsbyLiterary6 of 9 chapters end on a hook
Heart of DarknessLiterary2 of 3 chapters end on a hook
KidnappedThriller and adventure20 of 30 chapters end on a hook
The Count of Monte CristoThriller and adventure90 of 117 chapters end on a hook
The Three MusketeersThriller and adventure54 of 67 chapters end on a hook
The Riddle of the SandsThriller and adventure17 of 28 chapters end on a hook
The Scarlet PimpernelThriller and adventure23 of 31 chapters end on a hook
The Lost WorldThriller and adventure13 of 16 chapters end on a hook
Captain BloodThriller and adventure24 of 31 chapters end on a hook
Lady Audley's SecretCrime and mystery32 of 41 chapters end on a hook
The Murders in the Rue MorgueCrime and mystery3 of 5 chapters end on a hook
The Innocence of Father BrownCrime and mystery22 of 27 chapters end on a hook
The Big Bow MysteryCrime and mystery11 of 12 chapters end on a hook
The Leavenworth CaseCrime and mystery32 of 39 chapters end on a hook
The Red Thumb MarkCrime and mystery10 of 17 chapters end on a hook
The Amateur CracksmanCrime and mystery15 of 17 chapters end on a hook
The Secret AgentCrime and mystery10 of 13 chapters end on a hook
Sense and SensibilityRomance30 of 50 chapters end on a hook
North and SouthRomance31 of 52 chapters end on a hook
Far from the Madding CrowdRomance38 of 63 chapters end on a hook
The Enchanted AprilRomance13 of 22 chapters end on a hook
The SheikRomance10 of 10 chapters end on a hook
Daddy Long LegsRomance9 of 13 chapters end on a hook
CarmillaGothic and horror11 of 16 chapters end on a hook
The Castle of OtrantoGothic and horror5 of 5 chapters end on a hook
The Phantom of the OperaGothic and horror21 of 26 chapters end on a hook
The Great God PanGothic and horror8 of 8 chapters end on a hook
The Yellow WallpaperGothic and horror2 of 3 chapters end on a hook
The Call of CthulhuGothic and horror3 of 4 chapters end on a hook
The Island of Doctor MoreauScience fiction15 of 22 chapters end on a hook
Journey to the Centre of the EarthScience fiction27 of 44 chapters end on a hook
A Princess of MarsScience fiction20 of 28 chapters end on a hook
HerlandScience fiction9 of 12 chapters end on a hook
FlatlandScience fiction15 of 25 chapters end on a hook
ErewhonScience fiction23 of 29 chapters end on a hook
The Last ManScience fiction23 of 29 chapters end on a hook
Through the Looking GlassFantasy and children's9 of 10 chapters end on a hook
A Little PrincessFantasy and children's10 of 22 chapters end on a hook
The Jungle BookFantasy and children's12 of 17 chapters end on a hook
Five Children and ItFantasy and children's4 of 11 chapters end on a hook
The Railway ChildrenFantasy and children's7 of 14 chapters end on a hook
The Princess and the GoblinFantasy and children's18 of 32 chapters end on a hook
Peter and WendyFantasy and children's13 of 17 chapters end on a hook
The Worm OuroborosFantasy and children's41 of 56 chapters end on a hook
Anne of Green GablesFantasy and children's16 of 38 chapters end on a hook
Black BeautyFantasy and children's20 of 49 chapters end on a hook
MiddlemarchLiterary54 of 87 chapters end on a hook
Tess of the d'UrbervillesLiterary37 of 59 chapters end on a hook
Mrs DallowayLiterary12 of 21 chapters end on a hook
To the LighthouseLiterary14 of 39 chapters end on a hook
Anna KareninaLiterary110 of 239 chapters end on a hook
Crime and PunishmentLiterary35 of 41 chapters end on a hook
Madame BovaryLiterary27 of 35 chapters end on a hook
The Age of InnocenceLiterary25 of 34 chapters end on a hook
Silas MarnerLiterary12 of 21 chapters end on a hook
Adventures of Huckleberry FinnLiterary29 of 46 chapters end on a hook
HamletPlays17 of 20 chapters end on a hook
MacbethPlays20 of 27 chapters end on a hook
Romeo and JulietPlays14 of 25 chapters end on a hook
OthelloPlays11 of 13 chapters end on a hook
A Midsummer Night's DreamPlays5 of 9 chapters end on a hook
Twelfth NightPlays12 of 18 chapters end on a hook
Doctor FaustusPlays2 of 5 chapters end on a hook
The Importance of Being EarnestPlays3 of 3 chapters end on a hook
A Doll's HousePlays3 of 3 chapters end on a hook
Hedda GablerPlays4 of 4 chapters end on a hook
PygmalionPlays4 of 5 chapters end on a hook
The School for ScandalPlays6 of 13 chapters end on a hook
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