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?
Listeners 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.