James M. Cain meets Albert Camus in this bizarre tale of excess and recovery.
Sometimes we have no choice but to run away from the circus...
...Is life nothing more than a savage nightmare carousel?
Jimmy Strange has no choice but to run away from the circus...
A boy goes missing and Joey the Clown has pointed the finger at Jimmy..
So Jimmy hits the streets, but the real world is mean, and before long he's admitted into Willow Farm secure rehabilitation center to recover from the trauma of his carnival youth.
But inside the farm all is not what it seems as all around him everybody's losing their minds.
Can Jimmy Strange escape the grueling regime and return to the circus?
Find out in this explosive new metaphysical memoir...
J.D. Strange has been described as "terrifically gifted, enormously energetic," by Edgar nominee Timothy Hallinan, and a writer who "strips away the bull****" by Shamus winner Christopher G. Moore.
Based on real events this bizarre memoir is gripping from start to finish.