{"product_id":"2940158782367","title":"The Darker Carnival","description":"The Darker Carnival\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDespairing parents Berthold and Renilda Ordwald hire Markhat to rescue their daughter Alfreda from the clutches of a sinister traveling circus which just pitched its tents outside Rannit's walls. The Ordwalds claim Alfreda was snatched from her home three years ago, and forced to perform on the carnival midway as the cadaverous Living Dead Girl. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarkhat takes the case. Soon he and Darla discover something sinister hiding beneath the bright tents and capering clowns of Dark's Diverse Delights. When Rannite citizens begin vanishing, Markhat finds himself locked in a deadly battle with magical forces that are anything but a sham circus act. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe midway comes to life at midnight, and Death herself is the ringmaster...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAuthor's Note:\u003cbr\u003ePreviously published, with a different cover, but under the same title. \u003cbr\u003eThere is an order to the Markhat Files series. They are best read thusly:\u003cbr\u003eTHREE MEAN STREETS\u003cbr\u003eHOLD THE DARK\u003cbr\u003eTHE BANSHEE'S WALK\u003cbr\u003eTHE BROKEN BELL\u003cbr\u003eBROWN RIVER QUEEN\u003cbr\u003eTHE FIVE FACES\u003cbr\u003eTHE DARKER CARNIVAL\u003cbr\u003eWAY OUT WEST","brand":"Sizzling Lizard Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47113198862576,"sku":"2940158782367","price":3.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940158782367_p0.jpg?v=1764120154","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940158782367","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}