The Midnight Carousel

The Night Circus meets Water for Elephants in this enchanting,darkly glittering story of griefobsessionrevengeand enduring love. Come childrencome children from far and near. Come choose your steedyou galloping knightsto enjoy the fun of the carousel . . . 1920Chicago Maisie Marlowe has come to America for a fresh start. After discovering an antique fairground carouselshe is seized by the idea of running a glittering amusement park. But little does she know that the wondrous object has a sinister past of its own. Paris A decade agofairgoers inexplicably vanished riding an extraordinary carouseland Detective Laurent Bisset closed the case with a suspect behind bars. So when rumors of fresh disappearances in Chicago also linked to a carousel make their way across the AtlanticLaurent sets out for new answers to an old mystery. Maisie and Laurent both hold clues to this dark puzzle. But can they piece it together before the carousel claims someone else?