Murder mystery meets carnival flair in a rollicking Victorian
adventure centered on a boy with a unique appearance -- and unique
gifts.
In the seedy underworld of Victorian London, a boy is born and
abandoned. Snatched up by an unscrupulous and abusive showman, Wild Boy,
covered in hair from head to toe, becomes a sideshow freak. Isolated
from other children and wickedly abused by the cruel master who bought
him, Wild Boy becomes an avid observer, developing Sherlock Holmes-like
deductive skills. Although he is tormented and insulted, kicked and spat
at, his quick mind takes in everything he sees. When a murder occurs at
the fair, Wild Boy is hastily accused. Can he use his powers of
deduction to save himself? And will the talented and spunky young
acrobat Clarissa be with him -- or against him? Readers will be swept
along by the cinematic pace, immersed in the vivid historical setting,
and gripped by suspense as they wait to find out if a better fate could
possibly await someone so very different.