plotwork en · NOUN
Etymology
From plot + work.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The workings of the plot of a literary work.
Folks gobbled this book up because it packed intricate puzzles, propulsive plotwork, clammy paranoia, cheeky irreligiousness and armchair globetrotting into one teasingly easy-to-read brain snack.
2009 June 20, Geoff Pevere, “The Century So Far: Books”, in Toronto Star: