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Comparing apples to Volkswagens, a little, but a play titled Sleuth (Anthony Shaffer, 1970, adapted as a feature film in 1972, 2007, and 2014) has only two characters, and takes place in a house; in its stage form, in a single room in a single act. Despite that very limited scope, it's a rather gripping tale.

If you write the story well, you can keep tension with only two characters over a novel length work. Build the conflict correctly, drop the information gradually, and a "small" story can keep interest right to the end.

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