Dead Ringer

'An engaging pair of detectives' at a traveling carnival look to capture a heartless killer in this entry in the Edgar Award-winning series (The New York Times). As a band of carnies moves through the Midwest putting on shows for the rubes, it seems a killer is traveling along with them. The first victim is one of the pint-size performers, and two more tragedies soon follow. Fortunately, Ed Hunter and his uncle Ambrose are there and they have some sleuthing experience in their recent past. So even though Ed's a little distracted by a fetching female, they intend to track down this midway murderer . . .