Muggings and Magic

David Chevis

ISBN 13: 9798242094048

Published by Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp, 2025

Language: English

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Title: Muggings and Magic
Publisher: Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp
Publication Date: 2025
Language: English
ISBN 13: 9798242094048
Binding: PAP
Condition: New
Weight: 118 grams

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Title

Muggings and Magic

A Parisian Dark Fantasy *

Author

Dave Chevis

Genre

Dark Fantasy � Psychological Thriller � Travel Horror

Tone & Style

Cinematic, tense, atmospheric
Grounded realism with creeping dread
Adult, literary, emotionally driven

Short Description (Tagline)

A family holiday begins with a promise of magic — and ends with a lesson in survival.

Full Book Description

Paris is beautiful.
Paris is moving.
Paris does not stop for anyone.

What begins as a carefully planned family trip — England to Paris, then onward to Disney — fractures the moment they arrive. An accommodation cancelled without warning. Streets that punish hesitation. Crowds that flow around violence without reacting.

As the family navigates backstreets, silence, and systems that don’t respond, they learn an unspoken rule of the city:

Stillness makes you a target.

Muggings and Magic is a dark, atmospheric novel rooted in real experience, where fear isn’t supernatural — it’s environmental. The city itself becomes a presence, contrasted against the manufactured safety of Disney and the fragile comfort of places designed to protect hope.

This is not a story about monsters in the shadows.
It’s about what happens when a city doesn’t notice you at all.

Key Themes

Survival vs tourism
Movement as safety
Family protection under pressure
Illusion of beauty vs reality of danger
Real magic vs manufactured magic

Target Audience

Adult readers (18+)
Fans of dark urban fiction
Readers of psychological thrillers
Travel memoir readers who like realism with edge
Fans of atmospheric, slow-burn dread

Comparable Titles / Vibe

The Road (emotional restraint, family focus)
Neverwhere (urban unease, city as entity)
The Girl with All the Gifts (controlled environments vs chaos)
Modern travel horror / psychological realism

Content Notes

Implied crime and threat
Psychological tension
No graphic violence
No supernatural creatures (unease is environmental)

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