The Dark Circus, Ana Ballabriga
The Dark Circus, Ana Ballabriga
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The Dark Circus

Author: Ana Ballabriga, David Zaplana, Michael Meigs

Narrator: Timothy Andrés Pabon

Unabridged: 9 hr 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 01/30/2018


Synopsis

Seeing is believing in the Dark Circus, where truth and illusion collide, and where the heart of a holy conspiracy pounds…At an art auction in Madrid, Elías Segado, a religious art appraiser and detective, is getting ready to secure a painting for the bishop of Cartagena. But in a brilliant sleight of hand, the iconic work is stolen, drawing Elías into the confidence of its corrupt and seductive thief.Her name is L. Raised by her uncle in a threadbare circus, she lived by the twisted rules of the carnies she grew up with. Exploited for public awe, and ritually abused for private pleasure, L came to endure all that was encouraged by the circus’s perverted sense of righteousness. Debauchery is the only thing she trusts. But behind the curtains of the Dark Circus is a greater secret to be avenged. And she needs Elías Segado to help expose it.As their worlds of sacrilege and devotion collide, so do temptation and indulgence—and a faith in both good and evil, where morality is just another illusion. But to survive the mystery, Elías must also dare to accept something more shattering: everything he and L have in common.

About Ana Ballabriga

Ana Ballabriga and David Zaplana ran into one another for the first time in Valencia when he was studying engineering and she was a student of psychology. Their shared passion for the art of storytelling inspired them to spin the tale of their first novel, After the Cartagena Sun. A few years later they also tried their hands at video production, with results that inspired them to establish their own firm, ADN Visual, for which they’ve received several prizes for short features and documentaries. Ana and David are also the authors of Gothic Morbid, Switched in Time, and The Dark Circus, which won the Amazon Indie Prize in 2016. Both live in Cartagena, Spain. They’re busy with work, writing, and taking care of their two children.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Glen on February 26, 2018

I won this book in a goodreads drawing. An almost magical realism type deal about a guy looking for a piece of the True Cross, and the carnie he finds. Not my kind of book.......more

Goodreads review by Louise on January 22, 2018

2.5 stars I found this to be a very strange book... until about quarter of the way through I wondered if the circus thing had been in my imagination,as we seemed to be following Elias as he hunted down art... and other stuff. The timeline jumped about a bit,obviously flashbacks,but at the time made th......more

Goodreads review by Kelsie on February 10, 2018

I received an e-ARC from Netgalley for an honest review. To be honest this book wasn’t for me. It started off dark and strange and honestly I think the author was trying too hard for the shock values. It’s called the Dark Circus but a circus really has nothing to do with the plot at all. There isn’t......more

Goodreads review by Liz on February 17, 2018

A book which I loved because of the risks it takes. It deals with beliefs, something which may bother many people. But it also has mystery, history, art... And a very unique love story.......more