When you give your life to the Circus, the Circus can take your life.
130 years of grievance comes to the fore in one travelling carnival when a member of the troupe is killed in suspicious circumstance. 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 existance. An existance where everyone has an agenda and will stop at nothing to pursue it.