A travelling picture show turns a rural Arkansas town inside out in this WWII-era mystery horror novel-"engaging characters and a captivating story" (Crimespree Magazine).
As World War II rages across Europe, a small Arkansas town is abuzz with the arrival of a travelling hygiene show. Ex-cop George "Jojo" Walker, now the Litchfield Valley Hotel's house detective, is mostly concerned with maintaining the status quo. But nothing will ever be normal in Litchfield again once locals start viewing the peculiar travelling show.
What begins with a gruesome and impossible murder soon spirals into hallucinatory waking nightmares for Jojo-nightmares that converge with his reality and dredge up his painful, secret past. Black magic and a terrifying Luciferian carnival boil up to a surreal finale for the town of Litchfield, when truth itself unfurls and Jojo Walker is forced to face his own identity in ways he could never have expected.
An old castle, a courageous knight, a beautiful princess, a sacred icon, an evil wizard and two little sparrows: these are some of the exciting things in store for you in Edward Kurtz’s latest magical story entitled, “Knight Adventure.”
The fast-paced story is set in medieval times and recounts the quest of the Silver Knight as he attempts to recover the icon that has been stolen from the castle.
You’ll be taken on a wild ride and learn:
• who stole the icon from the chapel in the castle;
• why the princess is suffering from a long illness and what will heal her;
• why the king and queen ask the brave knight to undertake a dangerous journey, and what his reward will be if he succeeds in his mission;
• who lives in a thatched cottage in the middle of the dark forest;
• why the icon is hidden deep in a well, who hid it there, and how it is found;
• why the two little brown sparrows are so important to the story and how they help the knight;
• and, finally, what happens when the knight returns to the castle.
Readers of all ages will enjoy this chivalrous tale of adventure – “Knight Adventure.”
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