The Midnight CarouselThe Midnight Carousel

The Night Circus meets Water for Elephants in this enchanting, darkly glittering story of grief, obsession, revenge, and enduring love.
"My favorite book of the year!" —Sarah Penner, New York Times bestselling author of The Lost Apothecary
"A stunning and magical debut from a talented new voice in fiction" —Kristin Harmel, New York Times bestselling author of The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau
"A dark, seductive whirl of a tale." —Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Briar Club
1920, Chicago
Maisie Marlowe has come to America for a fresh start. After discovering an antique fairground carousel, she is seized by the idea of running a glittering amusement park. But little does she know that the wondrous object has a sinister past of its own.
Paris
A decade ago, fairgoers inexplicably vanished riding an extraordinary carousel, and Detective Laurent Bisset closed the case with a suspect behind bars. So when rumors of fresh disappearances in Chicago also linked to a carousel make their way across the Atlantic, Laurent sets out for new answers to an old mystery.
Maisie and Laurent both hold clues to this dark puzzle.
But can they piece it together before the carousel claims someone else?