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ESCAPE INTO AN ENCHANTING, DARKLY GLITTERING STORY OF GRIEF, OBSESSION, REVENGE AND ENDURING LOVE

For fans of The Night Circus and Water for Elephants

1920, Chicago

Maisie Marlowe arrives in America seeking a fresh start. When she discovers a forgotten fairground carousel, she dreams of building a dazzling amusement park — unaware the ride hides a sinister past.

Paris

Ten years earlier, a carousel was at the centre of a string of disappearances. Detective Laurent Bisset closed the case — but now, whispers of similar vanishings in Chicago pull him across the ocean in search of the truth.

Maisie and Laurent each hold pieces of a chilling mystery. Together, can they uncover its secrets before the carousel claims another victim?

'A dark, seductive whirl of a tale'

Kate Quinn, NY Times Bestselling author of The Briar Club

'Beautiful, evocative writing with twists and turns that kept me guessing'

Elizabeth Chadwick, bestselling author

'Fans of The Miniaturist will enjoy this part mystery, part love story”

RED Magazine

'A beautifully constructed work of art'

Janice Hallett, Sunday Times Bestselling author

'A treasure of a novel that will leave an indelible mark on anyone lucky enough to
read it'

Amita Parikh, bestselling author of The Circus Train

'Compulsive and heartrending'

Anya Bergman, bestselling author

FIZA SAEED McLYNN

'Perfectly paced...this sweeping novel is mesmerising' WOMAN'S WEEKLY