Aislinn De'vough grew up in the circus. At only 16, she is one of the biggest stars on the Cirque Du Soleil team.
As she and her friends, Liah, Misha, and Zanter, prepare for the new season, Aislinn swears that she won't let anything distract her from her performances.
But when several other performers fall victim to a series of "accidents", including a faulty trapeze and broken animal cages, Aislinn finds herself tangled in the anger and hate that hides behind the makeup of some of Cirque Du Soleil's best members.
Has bad luck fallen on the team of Cirque Du Soleil, or is there a darker, more sinister reason for these incidents, one that will question everything Aislinn believes.
Adele knows she witnessed a murder - what she doesn't know is just how personal it is.
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A girl was brutally murdered in the basement of a sorority house in spring 2011. Adele Theroux thinks she saw the killer - and the killer definitely saw her. What she doesn't know is why this all happened and who this guy is. As she tries to solve the mystery from a distance while in witness protection, the connections keep getting weirder and more personal. Might she be able to relate to the killer in a way that no one else can? And what does that mean about her own psyche?
*2019 Watty Award for Mystery/Thriller*
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Cover designed by April Alforque