The Circus Lights
One autumn night in 1992, young trapeze artist Maria’s circus career is cut short by a shocking fall. Later investigation reveals sabotage, but by then the ramshackle Southern Cross Circus has folded, and its garrulous ring master and owner fled to Spain.
And the prime suspect in the possible crime, Maria’s boyfriend, has disappeared without trace, never to be seen again.
After a chance encounter with Maria decades afterwards, private investigator John “Slim” Hardy sets out to uncover the truth.
But what starts out as a minor investigation soon spirals out of control into a case of multiple murder, and a series of events that still leave their mark more than thirty years later.
In the glare of the circus lights, Slim could be facing his most complex investigation yet.
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Jack Benton
Chris Ward (writing as Jack Benton) hails from Cornwall in the UK. Since 2003 he has lived and worked in Japan where he is married and owns two cats.
At age eleven, he won a competition for a short story. He wrote his first novel at the age of 18 and published his first professional short story in Weird Tales 352 in 2008. In 2012 he published his first novel, The Tube Riders. Since then he has published a further seven novels to positive reviews and acclaim.
In addition to writing, he enjoys travelling, hiking in summer, snowboarding in winter, and plays guitar in a local rock band.
The Slim Hardy Mysteries
The Slim Hardy Mysteries consists of ten books and series is set to expand with the upcoming release of one more book. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
