James Craig hasn’t put a foot wrong with this addictive London-based crime series featuring the morally minded, enigmatic, Inspector Carlyle. The Circus is the fourth in the series and Carlyle is arms deep in a corruption scandal involving police and politicians after the discovery of the body of a journalist. Gripping, raunchy, urban, crime fiction at its best.
Inspector Carlyle series:
1. London Calling
2. Never Apologise, Never Explain
3. Buckingham Palace Blues
4. The Circus
Fans of the Inspector Carlyle series who would like to find out about his early years can do so by reading the short ebook, The Enemy Within, which is available in Kindle format. Click here to find out more.
When the body of journalist Duncan Brown is found in the back of a rubbish truck, Inspector John Carlyle is thrown into the middle of a scandal that threatens to expose the corrupt links between the police, the political establishment and the hugely powerful Zenger media group. Hunting down Brown's killer, Carlyle finds himself going head-to-head with his nemesis, Trevor Miller. A former police officer turned security adviser to the Prime Minister, Miller has dirty money in his pockets and other people's blood on his hands.
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When the body of journalist Duncan Brown is found in the back of a rubbish truck, Inspector John Carlyle is thrown into the middle of a scandal that threatens to expose the corrupt links between the police, the political establishment and the hugely powerful Zenger media group. Hunting down Brown's killer, Carlyle finds himself going head-to-head with his nemesis, Trevor Miller.
The Circus features in the following genres: Crime and Mystery, Thriller and Suspense, eBooks of the Month, Fiction, Recommendations
Paperback. Not Available.
The Circus was written by James Craig and published by Robinson Publishing an imprint of Constable and Robinson
The Circus has 343 pages
Yes it is part of An Inspector Carlyle Novel series
