When you give your life to the Circus, the Circus can take your life. 130 years of grievance comes to the fore within one travelling carnival when one of the troupe is killed in suspicious circumstances. In a world full of captive animals, big personalities, and silent protesters, Detective Sergeant Mike Bridger finds himself in the middle of a strange and ancient existence. an existence where everyone has an agenda and will stop at nothing to pursue it.' Sometimes the Clowns don't laugh.