When Demons Dance

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SUSPENSE/THRILLER MYSTERY DETECTIVE HORROR

Contemporary

Cara J. Swanson

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Submision Type

book

Logline

A female Native American police detective, raised in a Catholic orphanage, is forced to confront the demons of her own past when investigating the murder of an unidentified young woman found frozen in a North Dakota winter.

Genre

Suspense/Thriller,Mystery,Detective,Horror

Short Summary

Olivia is woken by a phone call bringing her to the young woman's discovered body; she is immediately faced with her own tormented past, both by the damage done to the young woman's body and Olivia's own aching scars.

Setting

Grand Forks, North Dakota

Based on a True Story

No

Plot - Premise

Tragedy,Internal Journey/Rebirth,Quest

Plot - Other Elements

Twist

Mature Audience Themes

Language/Profanity

Main Character Details

Name: Olivia St. George

Age: 24

Gender: Female

Role: Protagonist

Key Traits: Badass,Complex,Insecure,Unapologetic,Lone Wolf,Outspoken,Empathetic,Strong Moral Code

Additional Character Details

Name: Matthew Gossett

Age: 35

Gender: Male

Role: Skeptic

Key Traits: Charming,Confident,Honorable,Strong Moral Code

Additional Character Details

Name: Whitney

Age: 32

Gender: Female

Role: emotional

Key Traits: Blunt,Selfless,Secretive,Empathetic

Additional Character Details

Name: The Demon

Age: Eternal

Gender: Other

Role: antagonist

Key Traits: Secretive,Aggressive,Crazy,Desperate,Villainous,Narcisstic,Power Hungry,Sarcastic,Skillful

About The Author

Cara J. Swanson is an author, educator, and active-duty military officer who has been writing fiction for three decades. She ranges across genres and tends to form her stories around strong-willed women struggling to find their own way despite society's expectations, biases, and stereotypes. She has lived in almost every region of the United States and currently resides in her home state of Colorado with her husband and four-legged children.

Target Audiences

Age: 18-34

Target Gender: Female Leaning

Group Specific

Information not completed

Publishing Details

Status: Yes: self-published

Publisher: Nighthawk/Raven Publishing

Year Published: 2015

Hard Copy Available

Yes

ISBN

978-1508530084