Marlowe Hapworth is available lifeless in his locked research, killed by an unknown assailant. This is an instance for the Great Detective, Madame Vastra. Rick Bellamy, bare-knuckle boxer, has the life slow of him with a number dressed up as an undertaker. This angers Strax the Sontaran. The Carnival of Curiosities, a assortment of bizarre and amazing sideshows and performers. That’s where Jenny Flint searches for answers. How are these things connected? And exactly what does Orestes Milton, wealthy industrialist, want to do with it all? As the Doctor and Clara joint the hunt for the truth they find themselves thrust right into a world where nothing no one is what they appear… Justin Richards’ thrilling new novel stars the Twelfth Doctor, as played by Peter Capaldi in the hit BBC TV series, and in addition features his friends Madame Vastra, Strax and Jenny – the Paternoster Gang. It is examine by Dan Starkey, who has Strax in Doctor Who.

Reading made by Neil Gardner.

Sound style by Simon Hunt.

Professional producer: Michael Stevens.