<p>Up and coming circus performer, Jeri Deane, finds a young clown strangled inside a beloved lion&rsquo;s cage. The tow sheriff&rsquo;s threat to close down the Big Top won&rsquo;t stop her from finding his killer. Beneath the spangles and sawdust of the canvas sky, Jeri uncovers deceit, treachery, and secrets more dangerous than any death-defying trick in the circus. Even she has much to hide. If the Big Top survives the season, will she be able to face her own hidden past?</p><p>Heather Haven is the daughter of real-life Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus folk. Her mother was a trapeze artist/performer and father, an elephant trainer. Heather brings the daily existence of the Big Top to life during World War II, embellished by her own murderous imagination.</p><p>&nbsp;</p>