A gruesome discovery on the morning of the May Fair sends an otherwise sleepy town into chaos. *this is a completed short story that will be downloaded in parts over the course of the week*

A fast-paced world where criminal empires have grown out of control is faced with a new challenge from a rogue assassin, someone who plays by rules out of an action movie, and begins to knock off the empire one piece at a time unntil the final confrontation with the head that will leave you breathless.

In a world where jugglers entertain on the street, a boy loses his parents in a factory fire. Taken from the Lower East Side to New England, Harry is abandoned at The Elizabeth Home for Destitute Children. In Theda Bara’s Tent follows the spirited boy’s quest for love and prosperity. He finds comfort at the movies and is befriended by the young theater owner, Louie, who will one day become a Hollywood legend. The orphanage closing is the beginning of Harry’s adventures in a wider world. He encounters screen stars, Tin Pan Alley song pluggers, bootleggers, dare-devil cameramen, movie moguls, and a young gossip columnist who steals his heart. Rich in historical context, with a cast of characters real and imagined from the movies’ early days, this page-turner follows Harry Sirkus as he makes a mark in the flourishing film industry and goes on to become a famous news broadcaster. Harry’s personality is so captivating and vivid readers will be hard-pressed to remember that the author made him up.