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A grieving detective struggles against increasingly inexplicable events, contradictory evidence and mounting victims in a race to stop a killer who's transforming and determined to destroy the sleuth's new love, crush his life and prey upon an unsuspecting world.

Crime,Detective,Drama,Mystery,Horror,Suspense/Thriller

A resident logs unnerving side effects from work on a secret project and vows revenge. When a body's found, Det. Nick investigates as another victim succumbs. A medical invention shows seizures but no cause, and Annabelle insists it's murder as Nick faces a case defying usual detection methods.

Southern California

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Overcoming Monster/Villain,Internal Journey/Rebirth

Philosophical Questions,Twist,Meaningful Message

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Name: Nick Faraday

Age: 40s

Gender: Male

Role: Protagonist

Key Traits: Charming,Complex,Engaging,Gracious,Sophisticated,Confident,Empathetic

Name: Annabelle Dancer

Age: 30s

Gender: Female

Role: Protagonist

Key Traits: Aspiring,Charming,Visionary,Educated

Name: Julian Swan

Age: 40s

Gender: Male

Role: antagonist

Key Traits: Aspiring,Charming,Complex,Engaging,Power Hungry,Visionary,Manipulative

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After graduation from UCLA, Devi Anderson Anton worked as art director for the photography periodicals Photo Lab Management and The Rangefinder, then became senior editor for a dog fanciers' magazine for 16 years, until the publisher retired. With the publication of Shadow Trap, she participated in a Thrillers and Killers panel at an author event, a Meet & Greet at Mysterious Galaxy Book Store and took part in various book fairs. She's also penned and illustrated The Wish Twister, a fantasy-mystery for middle-grade readers. She's currently at work on her new mystery.

Age: 55+,35-54,18-34

Target Gender: Universal

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Status: Yes: self-published

Publisher: Mystery Quill Press

Year Published: 2013

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978-0-9859089-1-1