Detective Corbin McNulty and Lieutenant Camden McNulty race to locate a social media starlet kidnapped from her vintage farmhouse on the rolling prairie hills of Cattail, Idaho. As the worlds of Cattail and cyberspace begin to overlap, the brothers must walk a fine line between faith and fanaticism, which may require embracing the painful trauma buried in their own pasts.
Jump into the Northwest Noir genre in A Faithful Following, a rural crime fiction novel with a small town feel. Set in Idaho and written by North Idaho author Camellia Cann.
Targeted Age Group:: 21-55
What Inspired You to Write Your Book?
While I was pregnant, I read an article about new mothers who had discovered they were being watched via baby monitors during their most vulnerable moments (nursing the baby, etc.). It made me realize that, although my rural hometown always struck me as safe, ever-increasing connectivity and technological advances made breaching that security easier than ever. On the other hand, some rural communities were still so far behind – declining even the most basic medical treatment in favor of faith healing practices that I knew from my experience as a criminal defense attorney were still protected through a loophole in Idaho laws. That same summer, I visited the Palouse region (just a few hours South), and I felt inspired by the rolling, golden fields and vast prairie. A Faithful Following marries all of these elements in a contrast between the rural, seemingly peaceful small town; the dark, religious sects that can tuck themselves away into the folds of such communities; and the malicious, insidious nature of high-tech crime.
How Did You Come up With Your Characters?
I was inspired by a combination of work experience and my own family dynamic. As a former criminal defense attorney (specifically, a public defender), I saw firsthand how trauma could dramatically change the trajectory of a person's life. While a person with resources and support might find it easier to bounce back, for those in society who struggle to meet basic needs and/or do not have healthy connections with family and friends, the outcome is usually much different. I wanted my characters to demonstrate the various impacts of trauma on a person, but also the moral ambiguity of man – essentially, what makes a person bad or good? I also drew on my own fears of inheriting generational issues like alcoholism or abuse that I witnessed as a child.
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