Chasing Shadow Demons: The Dark Side of New Orleans (Love and Loss in the Crescent City)

Alexandra has the career as a public relations specialist and investigative journalist she’d always longed for. Tom, her good-looking boyfriend, and Alexandra begin their successful paths to an environmentally conscious life in culturally rich New Orleans. They dream of living in the French Quarter. Their careers drive their daily lives. Neither expects family obligations to play a role in their choices. Alexandra’s and Tom’s lives are upended by unforeseen circumstances that force them to redirect their energies. Sinister forces in the dark underbelly of New Orleans threaten their dreams as well as their lives. A devilishly handsome, evil, human trafficker, battling the Dixie Mafia for control of prostitution in the Crescent City, forces Alexandra into the middle his bloody fight. Her only choice is to join the battle. Her survival depends on her ability to change her internal feelings and transform her life. Evil demons corner her forcing her to reach deep inside herself to save what she holds dear. Despite her valiant efforts, death and disaster lurk around every corner.

John Moore was born in Louisiana where his family roots ran deep. His mother married a military man who adopted John and his two brothers. The family traveled from base to base as most military families do. His travels exposed him to a diverse cross section of American life.

He received a business degree from McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana and a law degree from Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, in the 1970s.

He pursued a variety of careers that allowed him to travel the world and amass a rich appreciation for cultural differences. Along the way, John owned a company that imported sapphires, rubies, and other colored stones from Sri Lanka, to which he traveled often. He also ran the health spa division for the Walt Disney Company in Orlando, a job that introduced him to people from around the world and all walks of life.

He settled in South Louisiana to pursue his writing career while enjoying the warmth of the Southern living.