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Piece of the Action

“When you’re a success, when you’re at the top… that’s when they come for you. Everybody wants a piece… a piece of the action.” It’s 1960 and Klondike’s Circus is now a major, money-making juggernaut, with TV specials, Las Vegas engagements and all manner of sponsorship and endorsement deals in the pipeline. When the troupe is offered a starring role in a huge circus spectacular involving multiple promotions, boss Kal Klondike feels on top of the world. But that’s when the dark shadows start gathering. Sinister, malicious figures, all with a score to settle. And all wanting a slice of his profits. A deadly gangster. A humiliated performer. A madman long thought dead. And, at the head of the table, Klondike’s greatest rival, his former mentor and partner. Everybody wants a piece. Nobody is safe. The stage is set…

Nathan Woolford

Nathan Woolford is a newspaper journalist, sub-editor and author. Born and raised in Swindon, Wiltshire, his journalism career began while he was still at school with a weekend job at BBC Wiltshire Sound. He also wrote articles and features for various local papers and magazines. Nathan graduated from University College Falmouth with an honours degree in journalism and has worked as a writer and copy editor for more than 20 years. He is the author of the Klondike’s Circus novels, which began in 2022 with Trail Dust.

Austin Macauley Publishers