"Festival of Beasts" is a fast-paced tale of deceit, which begins in Florida and peaks in the filthy streets of a South American village during a century old annual celebration. Murder, an art heist, and a kidnapping bring together thirty-year-old Amelia and ten-year-old Gabriel. Trapped together, they must outsmart drug lords, militia, and de banditos to escape terror plaguing the Settlement. A journey from darkness to light in the physical realm mirrors Amelia's inner journey through the dark cloud of providence.