Knives in the Big Top
A Victorian Circus Spy Novel

About this book:

Step into the sawdust‑scented world of 1854, where the glitter of the big top hides a deadly game of espionage. Valentine Sterling, a master knife‑thrower with a haunted past, performs nightly for roaring crowds while secretly guarding the circus from a Russian courier who has slipped naval secrets into its midst. When a mysterious gentleman in a silver‑capped cane reveals himself as a Crown agent, Valentine must choose between loyalty to his makeshift family and the desperate need to expose a traitor before the Humber estuary’s defenses fall into enemy hands.

With every chapter, the tension tightens like a whip: poisoned canteens, sabotaged high wires, whispered ciphers in the menagerie, and a love that burns as fiercely as the gas‑lit lanterns above the ring. Mirabelle Vance, the whip‑wielding aerialist whose emerald eyes hide both vulnerability and steel, becomes Valentine’s fiercest ally—and perhaps his greatest temptation—as they stalk shadows through muddy alleys and locked wagons, trusting only the weight of a blade and the rhythm of a throwing hand.

*“Knives in the Big Top”* blends the lush, visceral detail of a Victorian circus with the pulse‑pounding intrigue of a spy thriller. If you crave a story where daredevil acrobats rub shoulders with secret agents, where every applause could mask a gunshot, and where the line between performance and peril is as thin as a knife’s edge—then step inside the tent and discover why the greatest show on earth is also the deadliest. Don’t just watch the spectacle; become part of the conspiracy that could change the fate of an empire.