Thriller: Home Invasion - Fractured Dawn

Fractured Dawn: Betrayal whispers through the vents as control slips away.

Story Dossier + Outline

Premise:

In a high-rise urban apartment, a tech-savvy journalist and her visiting cousin face invaders who hijack the building's automated systems from inside, forcing them to navigate a web of deceit where an insider's wavering loyalty becomes their only hope against timed explosions.

✨ Genre: Home Invasion Thriller

✨ Tropes/Themes: Unexpected ally among invaders fractures control, Time pressure imposed through escalating threats, Intruders exploit emotional weaknesses of occupants, Victim feigns compliance to gather intelligence, Overreliance on technology backfiring, Moral ambiguity in alliances, Heightened sensory deprivation tactics, Enduring trauma reshaping daily life.

✨ POV & Structure: 1st person past tense dual POV, alternating between protagonists, structured in a 5-act narrative arc building from setup to climax and resolution.

✨ Vibe: Tense and unpredictable, blending edge-of-your-seat suspense with moral ambiguity that questions loyalty. The vibe is plot-driven intensity without romance, emphasizing cerebral cat-and-mouse games and the lingering shadows of doubt. Content edges toward psychological manipulation and mild gore, evoking a sense of inescapable vulnerability.

✨ Book Size: Novel (60,000-100,000 words)

✨ Chapter Count: 45 Chapters

✨ Word Count: target 1800-2200 per chapter

✨ Heat Level: No Romance (plot-focused, no romantic elements)

What you get:

✅ Complete Premise with core concepts and Narrative Physics Architecture

✅ Complete Story Dossier — including detailed characters, relationship arcs, locations and objects, world rules and histories, multiple subplots, and market researched genre and style guides.

✅ A detailed 45 chapter outline.