Cold-Blooded Carnival by Katherine Black
In a circus of shadows, death takes centre stage.
In the shadowy heart of Prague, beneath the looming towers of Vysehrad Castle, DCI Nash finds himself ensnared in a web of malevolence. As a once-celebrated circus unravels into a maelstrom of death, the macabre discovery of a fifteen-year-old trapeze artist signals the start of a nightmare murder spree that disrupts the colourful façade of the big top.
With the spectral hum of an uninvited carousel heralding a curse, Nash is thrown into a case where the performers live by superstition and folklore.
With time running out, Nash battles the clock to unmask the mastermind behind the madness. But the circus is a place where crazy isn’t always fun. Every smile conceals an agenda. As the secrets unravel, the real monsters aren’t in the funhouse . . . they walk among the innocent.
Step right up, if you dare, for a performance where fear and suspense fly under the glittering lights of the big top.
Roll up, roll up, ladies and gentlemen, for the darkest show on earth! In “Cold-Blooded Carnival,” Katherine Black takes us on a heart-pounding thrill ride through the shadowy world of the circus, where death takes center stage and every smile conceals an agenda.
At the heart of this chilling tale is DCI Nash, a man who finds himself ensnared in a web of malevolence beneath the looming towers of Vysehrad Castle in Prague. When the macabre discovery of a fifteen-year-old trapeze artist signals the start of a nightmare murder spree, Nash must navigate a world where superstition and folklore reign supreme, and the real monsters walk among the innocent.
What I love about this book is how Black masterfully weaves together the glitz and glamour of the circus with the dark underbelly of human nature. The setting is so richly drawn that you can almost smell the popcorn and hear the eerie hum of the uninvited carousel, and the characters are so vividly realized that you’ll find yourself questioning everyone’s motives.
But it’s the sense of impending doom that really sets this book apart. From the very first page, you’ll feel the tension building as Nash races against the clock to unmask the mastermind behind the madness. Every twist and turn will keep you guessing, and every revelation will leave you breathless.
Black’s prose is as sharp as a knife-thrower’s blade, and her pacing is as relentless as a runaway roller coaster. She knows exactly when to ratchet up the suspense and when to let the reader catch their breath, and the result is a story that is as thrilling as it is unsettling.
So, if you’re ready for a dark and twisted journey into the heart of the circus, “Cold-Blooded Carnival” is the book for you. But be warned: once you step into the big top, there’s no turning back. This is a performance where fear and suspense fly under the glittering lights, and the only way out is through the funhouse of horrors that Katherine Black has so masterfully crafted.
“Cold-Blooded Carnival” is a dark and twisted thrill ride through the shadowy world of the circus, with masterful storytelling and heart-pounding suspense from Katherine Black.
Self-Pub Man
