The Night Circus meets Water for Elephants in this enchanting, darkly glittering story of grief, obsession, revenge, and enduring love.
Come children, come children from far and near. Come choose your steed, you galloping knights, to enjoy the fun of the carousel . . .
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?
Genre: Historical Mystery
Come children, come children from far and near. Come choose your steed, you galloping knights, to enjoy the fun of the carousel . . .
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?
Genre: Historical Mystery
Praise for this book
"A spell-binding tale spanning continents and decades, which took hold of my heart and held me captive. Compulsive and heartrending, both love story and page-turning mystery, at the heart of The Midnight Carousel is an unforgettable heroine who has stayed with me long after I turned over the last page." - Anya Bergman
"Intricate and enchanting." - Freya Berry
"The Midnight Carousel is an outstanding debut, full of everything I love in books: beguiling mysteries, a rich sense of place and time, characters to love and to hate, and a fabulous love story. I adored it." - Gareth Brown
"A gorgeous, unforgettable, lavish tapestry of time, place and character that weaves a compelling mystery into a timeless love story. Breath-taking! Deft, assured, fluid writing and a confidence that promises many more brilliant books to come." - Helen Fields
"I adored Fiza Saeed McLynn's debut novel, THE MIDNIGHT CAROUSEL. Evoking both Jazz age Chicago and turn-of-the-century Paris, this immersive novel braids stories of love, found family, and loss around a mysterious, exquisite carouselat its centre. The pace expertly conceals and reveals secrets as it gathers momentum to its unexpected, but deeply satisfying conclusion. Readers are in for a treat with this captivating carnival ride of a novel!" - Melissa Fu
"I LOVED The Midnight Carouseland devoured the entire book in a few days. What a special story this is, full of atmosphere and intrigue, lifted to dizzying heights by Fiza's lyrical writing. Carousels might well spin, but this one wove its way through time and space, plaiting the tale together. A brilliant, absorbing ride, one of the most atmospheric novels I've read in a long time." - Amanda Geard
"I climbed on The Midnight Carousel and didn't want to get off. It's a beautifully constructed work of art as much as a journey through love and loss as an adventure across the world, atmospheric and evocative. A stunning debut." - Janice Hallett
"The Midnight Carousel whirls the reader around to unexpected places - a moving story of survival and love, with an ingeniously contrived mystery at its heart. I completely surrendered to its magic." - Hester Musson
"My favourite book of the year! I devoured Fiza Saeed McLynn's debut in just a few days, and when I wasn't reading, it was all I could think about. The Midnight Carousel is the sort of book that made me fall in love with historical fiction: it's vivid, mysterious, alluring. I can't remember the last time I felt so invested in unravelling the mystery at the heart of a story. An absolute delight." - Sarah Penner
"Intricate and enchanting." - Freya Berry
"The Midnight Carousel is an outstanding debut, full of everything I love in books: beguiling mysteries, a rich sense of place and time, characters to love and to hate, and a fabulous love story. I adored it." - Gareth Brown
"A gorgeous, unforgettable, lavish tapestry of time, place and character that weaves a compelling mystery into a timeless love story. Breath-taking! Deft, assured, fluid writing and a confidence that promises many more brilliant books to come." - Helen Fields
"I adored Fiza Saeed McLynn's debut novel, THE MIDNIGHT CAROUSEL. Evoking both Jazz age Chicago and turn-of-the-century Paris, this immersive novel braids stories of love, found family, and loss around a mysterious, exquisite carouselat its centre. The pace expertly conceals and reveals secrets as it gathers momentum to its unexpected, but deeply satisfying conclusion. Readers are in for a treat with this captivating carnival ride of a novel!" - Melissa Fu
"I LOVED The Midnight Carouseland devoured the entire book in a few days. What a special story this is, full of atmosphere and intrigue, lifted to dizzying heights by Fiza's lyrical writing. Carousels might well spin, but this one wove its way through time and space, plaiting the tale together. A brilliant, absorbing ride, one of the most atmospheric novels I've read in a long time." - Amanda Geard
"I climbed on The Midnight Carousel and didn't want to get off. It's a beautifully constructed work of art as much as a journey through love and loss as an adventure across the world, atmospheric and evocative. A stunning debut." - Janice Hallett
"The Midnight Carousel whirls the reader around to unexpected places - a moving story of survival and love, with an ingeniously contrived mystery at its heart. I completely surrendered to its magic." - Hester Musson
"My favourite book of the year! I devoured Fiza Saeed McLynn's debut in just a few days, and when I wasn't reading, it was all I could think about. The Midnight Carousel is the sort of book that made me fall in love with historical fiction: it's vivid, mysterious, alluring. I can't remember the last time I felt so invested in unravelling the mystery at the heart of a story. An absolute delight." - Sarah Penner
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