Synopsis

The air in the amusement park hung thick with a strange mixture of saccharine sweetness and something acrid, like burnt sugar. Old Man Hemlock, the park’s owner – a man universally loathed for his miserly ways and callous disregard for his employees – was dead. Found slumped amidst the carousel horses, a single crimson bloom staining his tweed jacket. It seemed impossible, a grotesque irony in a place designed for joy. Detective Inspector Davies surveyed the scene, his gaze sweeping over the