Book ProfileTitleMuggings and MagicA Parisian Dark Fantasy *AuthorDave ChevisGenreDark Fantasy - Psychological Thriller - Travel HorrorTone & StyleCinematic, tense, atmosphericGrounded realism with creeping dreadAdult, literary, emotionally drivenShort Description (Tagline)A family holiday begins with a promise of magic - and ends with a lesson in survival.Full Book DescriptionParis 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 ThemesSurvival vs tourismMovement as safetyFamily protection under pressureIllusion of beauty vs reality of dangerReal magic vs manufactured magicTarget AudienceAdult readers (18+)Fans of dark urban fictionReaders of psychological thrillersTravel memoir readers who like realism with edgeFans of atmospheric, slow-burn dreadComparable Titles / VibeThe 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 realismContent NotesImplied crime and threatPsychological tensionNo graphic violenceNo supernatural creatures (unease is environmental)