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Bruno Wildermann of the Wrinfield Circus is the world’s greatest trapeze artist, a clairvoyant with near-supernatural powers and an implacable enemy of the East European regime that arrested his family and murdered his wife. The CIA needs such a man and recruits Bruno for an impossible raid—on the impregnable Lubylan fortress, where his family his held. Under cover of a circus tour, Bruno prepares to return to his homeland. But before the journey even begins a murderer strikes twice. Somewhere in the circus there is a communist agent with orders to stop Bruno at any cost.

Born a Parsi in Bombay, sent to university and medical school in Vienna, Dr. Farrokh Daruwalla is a 59-year-old orthopedic surgeon and a Canadian citizen who lives in Toronto. Once, 20 years ago, Dr. Daruwalla was the examining physician of two murder victims in Goa, India. Now, 20 years later, he will be reacquainted with the murderer.

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. Untouchable until now, he is prepared to kill again to protect his position.

Das hier ist seine Welt, sein Revier. Hier gelten seine Regeln, hier ist er das Gesetz. Es hätte auch meine Welt sein sollen, aber ich bin verschwunden - und das hat alles verändert. Jetzt, zwei Jahre später, bin ich ihm plötzlich wieder vor die Füße gefallen, einfach so. Aber der Mann, den ich kannte, existiert nicht mehr. Und auch ich bin nicht mehr dieselbe. Dunkle Geheimnisse und unheilvolle Begierden, die einen gefährlichen Tanz vollführen. Liebe, so groß und mächtig. Berauschend und vernichtend zugleich. Eine Vergangenheit, die alles zu zerstören droht.

At an art auction in Madrid, Elías Segado, a religious art appraiser and detective, is getting ready to secure a painting for the bishop of Cartagena. But in a brilliant sleight of hand, the iconic work is stolen, drawing Elías into the confidence of its corrupt and seductive thief.

Meet Major Bricket, an infrequent resident of Highfield House in Stunston Peveril, Suffolk. In the past the Major's work assignments, frequently in foreign countries, have prevented him from spending much time there and as a result, there is an air of mystery around him while everyone in the village speculates on the nature of his occupation. But now the Major has retired and has come home for good in his open-topped little red sports car... and what a homecoming it is, for lying spreadeagled on his lawn in the summer sunshine is the corpse of a clown.

Following a string of successful performances along the west coast, the Moscardi Circus is travelling by train to Hexham on the Newcastle to Carlisle Railway for their next show. Yet a collision on the track causes pandemonium. When the headless body of a woman is discovered in nearby woodland, Inspector Colbeck is desperate to lend assistance, however a reluctant Superintendent Tallis forbids him from doing so.

In Edward Whittemore’s masterful and surreal alternate history, a man’s search for answers about his vanished parents propels him on an odyssey from the present into the past, from a bar in the Bronx to Tokyo and Shanghai during the Second World War. Quin, born in China and raised in the Bronx, is orphaned in the closing days of the Second World War when his parents go missing and are presumed dead in Shanghai.

As Sydney prepares for its grand role as host of the next Olympic Games, Scobie Malone is confronted with solving a scam that does nothing for the city's image. Lurking beneath a facade of respectability, illicit deals are being struck and money from Hong Kong is being banked in large quantities. But whose money is it, and where is it really from?

In 1928, the Bonaventure Circus has become a refuge for many, but Pippa Ripley was rejected from its inner circle as a baby and is no longer content to leave the reason for that rejection unquestioned. When she receives mysterious messages from someone called the Watchman, she is determined to find him and the connection to her birth. As Pippas search leads her to a man seeking justice for his murdered sister and evidence that a serial killer has been haunting the circus train, she must decide if uncovering her roots is worth putting herself directly in the path of the killer.

Imagine losing a loved one in the public eye. A media frenzy ensues and spreads your family name through the news. Reporters ambush you, and across the country, strangers gossip about your personal loss. Welcome to the circus. In Media Circus, Kim Goldman, now a dedicated victims' advocate who works with families across the country, presents the first collective look at these ordinary, grieving victims - forced to manage their very private trauma and despair in a very public way.

In einem kleinen verschlafenen Dorf in Schweden herrscht Idylle pur. Mauritz träumt von der großen weiten Welt und der hübschen Nachbarstochter Signhild. Heimlich beobachtet er ihr Haus, denn er will ihr näher kommen, ohne genau zu wissen, wie. Seine Gedanken kreisen nur um sie, so realisiert er erst spät, dass nebenan seltsame Dinge vor sich gehen, die mit der gutbürgerlichen Fassade wenig gemein haben. Und dann geschieht etwas, das die Gemeinschaft in ihren Grundfesten erschüttert: Signhilds Vater, der Uhrmacher Kekkonen, ein mürrischer, wortkarger Mann, wird im ehelichen Schlafzimmer brutal ermordet aufgefunden.

Come one, come all, to the CIRCUS! Come and enjoy the trained elephants, sword swallowers, aerial dancers and ring's of FIRE! Except we don't have any of that just Spooky stories and silly men. Ready yourself for the attention span of a child and the mysteriousness of... um... a mystery? This is the Circus of Mystery, Hosted by three idiots who still laugh at poop jokes. We find spooky stories in the internet, or we review horror movies, or whatever else we feel like thats Spooky related. So prepare your spooky snacks and grab your monkey nutz for the ride of a... approximately an hour. Oh by ...

On June 22, 1918, a great tragedy struck the circus world when the Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus train was hit by a freight train in Hammond, Indiana. The accident killed 86 people, mostly circus performers and workers, after the last two cars caught fire. The victims were buried at Showman's Rest, a section of Woodlawn Cemetery in Illinois dedicated to circus entertainers. The tragedy is still remembered as one of the deadliest train accidents in American history.

Nach seiner Niederlage an der Berliner Mauer hat George Smiley den britischen Geheimdienst verlassen. Das westliche Agentennetz liegt am Boden, als ein russischer Spion unter ungewöhnlichen Umständen zu den Briten überläuft. Und der Mann, den er in London töten sollte, ist verschwunden. Smiley übernimmt die Befragung einer Kollegin des Vermissten. Doch Moskaus Schatten sind lang, und Smiley verfolgt wider besseres Wissen den Doppelspion, der für seine Niederlage verantwortlich war. Doch der ist ihm wie es scheint immer einen Schritt voraus.

🎪 **Social American Circus** 🎪 Step right up and enter the dark, twisted tent of America's hidden horrors. Welcome to **Social American Circus**, where we delve into the true crimes from the past and present that have slipped through the cracks of history. Each episode unveils a tale of mystery, intrigue, and shock—stories that will leave you questioning the very fabric of society. Join us as we uncover the untold stories of forgotten crimes, from small-town secrets to bizarre cases that defy explanation. Whether it's a chilling murder, a baffling disappearance, or a scandalous ...

Remember to Like and Subscribe! Hello, I'm Brent. You might recognize me from Strange Embers Podcast! Scott and Myself will still be doing our Friday uploads with past cases there. Here I will be covering current cases, sometimes in a brief news format and sometimes only about a current ongoing case that I feel like needs to be looked at more. Thank you for coming by and I hope to see you in the comments! Don't forget to subscribe so you don't miss anything! https://www.youtube.com/@ShadowCircusPodcast https://www.youtube.com/@StrangeEmbersPodcast

Welcome to the podcast! I’m Christopher Bardou…A retired infantry Paratrooper and conspiracy theorist with no filter. I talk about an array of different topics such as the paranormal, the supernatural, true crime, history, and a lot of other strange and dark topics. Anything goes here so sit back and enjoy. We’re out on this planet to have fun so I don’t take life very seriously anymore. Life is to short and I find it way to interesting not to talk about. Most important of all, is we have the Artists Edition. Where up coming artists can plug themselves in directly ...

Welcome to This Is My Circus—the podcast for everyone who is pop culture junkies, true crime lovers, and bookworms who thrive in chaos. 🎪🎙️Hosted by Stefanie Navarro and Meredith Hill, we bring you hilarious, unfiltered conversations about the madness of parenting, the latest in pop culture, gripping true crime, AITA, and our latest book obsessions. Think of it as your weekly escape, where sarcasm is a love language, and no topic is off-limits.If you've ever:✅ Hidden in the bathroom just to get some peace ✨✅ Spent way too much time on true crime Reddit threads 🔍✅ Had a ...

Media Circus takes an inside look at private tragedy in the public eye, and explores how the media got it right, got it wrong, and got in the way. In each episode, Victim Advocate and Author Kim Goldman gives us a fresh, behind-the-scenes look into high profile crimes you think you know, told by the victims and their families who were thrust into the spotlight in their most vulnerable moments. Media Circus connects you with the real people beyond the media coverage to share their stories -- in their own words, on their own terms.