Of A Demon In My View
GENRE
MYSTERY CRIME FAMILY DETECTIVE DRAMA
Core Theme
THE SICKNESS OF SECRETS
TIME PERIOD
1940s & '50s
COMPARABLE TITLES
THE SINNER, BROADCHURCH, MYSTIC RIVER
CHARACTER LIST
• MILLIE: 15. CONFIDENT, KIND, NAIVE.
• MAMA, 40-50. NAIVE, LOVING, MATRONLY, SIMPLE, OLD SCHOOL. LOVES HER FAMILY AND WANTS EVERYTHING TO BE GOOD.
• DET. SACCO, 48. DETERMINED, HEROIC, LOGICAL, EMPATHETIC. INVESTIGATES THE SERIAL KILLINGS.
• DOMENIC, 28. CARING, CONFIDENT, COMPLICATED. MILLIE'S HALF BROTHER AND PRIEST.
• NINA, 18. SWEET, COMPLICATED, SECRETIVE. SHE IS MURDERED, AND THE FAMILY DESCENTS INTO CHAOS.
• PAUL, 18-20. AGGRESSIVE, MEAN, PROTECTIVE. GOOD INSIDE, BUT HE TORMENTS HIS SISTERS BY THREATENING TO REVEAL THEIR SECRETS
Logline
When a teenage girl is murdered and mayhem begins to take over the streets, everyone is caught up in the anguish.
Target Audiences
Age: 18-34
Target Gender: Universal
Setting
Norwood, Mass. A real town in small town America
Based on a True Story
Yes
Publishing Details
Status: Yes: self-published
Year Published: 2002
Starting Description
For many years , the town of Norwood was considered the epitome of small town america. It was a faraway place, made of summer dreams and inner simplicity. The streets were safe due to determined business community and the watchful eyes of the police chief.
Ending Description
All of Norwood struggles with the consequences when the mystery hidden behind closed doors turns the town into a graveyard of despair. For one community, Of A Demon In My View marks the end of its age of innocence.
Group Specific
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Hard Copy Available
No
ISBN
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Mature Audience Themes
Sexual Abuse
Plot - Other Elements
Twist
Plot - Premise
Tragedy
Main Character Details
Name: Millie is one of the main characters. Marty Sacco is the detective who is the other main character
Age: 15
Gender: Female
Role: Emotional
Key Traits: Adventurous, Confident, Empathetic, Naive, Strong Moral Code
Additional Character Details
Name: There is the Giannetti family and the detective's side kick.
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Role: Skeptic
Key Traits: Honorable, Leader, Adventurous, Aggressive, Complex, Decisive, Confident, Educated, Perseverance, Selfless
Additional Character Details
Name: There are too many to name, Millies family and many others that are part of this book.
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Additional Character Details
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Brief
Serial murders in a small town in the 1950s puts everyone on edge. One family is hit with tragedy when their daughter/sister is killed. The police scramble to solve the case before the next victim.
What We Liked
- Based on a real murder mystery;
- True crime in a small town is rife with drama and intrigue when secrets are revealed via the investigation by determined police. One family in particular is ravaged when they lose a daughter to the serial killer. The sickness of secrets threatens to unravel familial bonds;
- Serial killings are horrifically fascinating, and when they occur in a small town in the 1950s the repercussions are palpable and tragic. A large family is dealt a crushing blow when their daughter becomes one of the victims. The police investigation reveals secrets and lies that threaten to tear people apart;
- Serial killers, Loving family, Determined cops, Secrets and lies, Whodunnit.
Synopsis
MILLIE is a 15 year from a big Italian family living in a small town in Massachusetts in the 1950s. A serial killer is on the loose and everyone in the town is on edge. Chief of Police MARTIN SACCO, 48, leads the investigation.
Women are being raped and killed, and the victim's clothes are neatly folded next to them. Millie's sister NINA, 18, becomes one of the victims. The family is shattered. The cops arrest JOSEF, 18-25, who's their next door neighbor and stalked Nina.
DOMENIC, 20s, is Millie and Nina's brother who has become a priest. He's the rock of the family. Their parents are very old school and don't want their daughters dating, so they sneak around.
The cops run down leads on shady characters - they aren't convinced that Josef was the killer, and when they find a skull from a ten year old murder case that was similar to the serial killings, they know it's not Josef because he would have been too young.
The cops begin to suspect Domenic, who ends up writing a letter confessing to the crimes. The family is once again hit with tragedy when Domenic hangs himself in the church. The family is shunned in town, even in church.