Under a Copper Sun - Kim Bannerman

When the Circus Salmagundi arrives in the northern copper-mining town of Anyox, Rose the Tattooed Lady expects to find a remote and rugged outpost. Instead, she discovers a modern city built on a heavily polluted landscape, haunted by the mysterious disappearance of three young children.

The residents of Anyox, bound to the mining company, refuse to challenge their employer. They abide by curfew, keep their children close, and -- fearful of reprisal -- parrot the company's verdict that this is the work of starving wolves. No one dares upset the status quo.

But reputation be damned! Circus owner Grover Scott insists that Rose break the rules and dig into the secret heart of Anyox. With his blessing, Rose must use her wits and bravery to unmask the abductor before another child vanishes forever.

Peeling back the layers of a community in crisis, Under a Copper Sun explores a desolate landscape of industry, greed, and obsession, where no one can be trusted and anyone could be guilty.

Under a Copper Sun is the fifth book in the Circus Salmagundi Mysteries.