Carnival of ShadowsKansas, 1959. When a travelling carnival appears overnight, the townsfolk of Seneca Falls are entranced. But the circus brings more than just magic and illusion to the small town: a dead man is discovered beneath the carousel. For FBI Special Agent Michael Travis, the world is clear cut. But there are a lot of grey areas in this case. The carnival folk are unwilling to answer a straight question and they begin to challenge Travis's once unshakeable

the former slave Baybars has become one of the greatest generals and rulers of his time

This is the eagerly-awaited follow-up to the bestselling and prize-winning "White Teeth"

Deborah is his key to freedom

and apparently so traumatised by what he witnessed while he was away

and by the simmering animosities of smalltown life

in his first fictional outing - nominated for an Edgar - he has the most unusual client in his history

She's after a share of his luck

a shadowy wanderer of the darkest places in the human heart

A young black woman desperate to escape a place where the stench of violence hangs heavy in the air

Custom car enthusiast Jamie has lived in the village for all of his nineteen years and dreams of leaving it behind

they reawaken an ancient hatred that will tear a family

it's determined that she actually died of acute arsenic poisoning