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Humbug
Paperback
Mystery & ThrillerHistorical FictionLiterary Fiction
ISBN13: 9781764026000
Publisher: A. M. Walton
Published: May 15 2026
Pages: 630
Weight: 1.35
Height: 1.40 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
In 1956, Faye Lewis is desperate for a fresh start. Fleeing a broken marriage in Southern Illinois, she takes a job with a traveling circus-only to find herself assigned to the sideshow.
On the fringes of the carnival lies a quaint yet unsettling tent, where spectators pay to witness the bizarre talents and physical anomalies of the geek performers. To Faye, it is strange, fascinating... and unlike anything she has ever known.
But as she settles into this peculiar world, something begins to feel wrong.
Beneath the bright lights and spectacle lies a darker truth-one that draws Faye into an odd world shaped by deception, coercion, and quiet brutality.
Humbug is a psychological suspense novel exploring the hidden underbelly of a world often romanticized. Blending themes of illusion, grief, and moral compromise, it asks: how far will someone go to belong-and what does it cost to look away?
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