The Circus

"THE CIRCUS is a strange, hidden nest of vices and perversions embedded in the head of one creative mind taken hostage by the demons of alcohol and drugs."Christopher G. Moore, award-winning author."WITNESS THE flowering of increasingly evil acts… a darkly riveting tale of twisted brotherhood set against the backdrop of the Big Top."Alasdair McLeod. Author and Poet."STRANGE is still capable of throwing flames."People, Things, and LiteratureJames M. Cain meets Albert Camus in this bizarre tale of excess and recovery.Sometimes we have no choice but to run AWAY from The Circus... A boy goes missing at the circus and Joey the Clown points the finger at his tight-rope walking brother...Captain Popov, the human canon-ball father, suggests a visit to secure mental rehabilitation The Farm.But outside the carnival the real world is mean, and before long the trauma of our carnival youth rears it's ugly clown-like face. And the circus folk wonder if life nothing more than a savage nightmare carousel?J.D. Strange has been described as "terrifically gifted, enormously energetic," by Edgar nominee Timothy Hallinan, and a writer who "strips away the bull****" by Shamus winner Christopher G. Moore.Based on real events this bizarre psychological thriller is gripping from start to finish.