Book six and counting... what will I do when I have read them all? Circuses always make for fascinating reading, and Ms Greenwood has really got under the skin of what life in one must surely be like, warts and all.  Phryne really gets to appreciate her usual life too, as she finds out what it is like to be alone, friendless and poor at the bottom of the heap in a strange location. For once she isn’t in control of every situation and admired at every turn, but just one of many. A novel set in a circus would fill a fat book satisfyingly in even moderately skilled hands; but there is a lot more in here, including two rival gangs from the dark side of Melbourne, a sinister organization and a baptism of fire for a rookie cop. There is so much in these slim volumes that you almost need to put a rubber band around them to keep it all from bursting out. Very highly recommended.