Montague's Carnival of Delights and Terror

Kansas, 1983. Joe Cage wanders into the quiet farming community of Marybell looking for work. To his good fortune he discovers that he isn't the only stranger that's come to town. Montague's Carnival of Delights and Terror, a traveling carnival, is setting up and looking for help.Lily Grey, like the other kids, is excited at the prospect of riding the rides, especially Journey Through The Crypt - the carnival's ghost train. That is, until she goes missing inside it, until all that can be found of her is a teddy bear coated in blood.Montague's Carnival of Delights and Terror is Jamie Stewart's love letter to the horror novels of the 70s and 80s Those books shaped his younger years and made him fall in love with reading.Montague's Carnival of Delights and Terror offers fun, but you'll find there's nothing fair about what's happening on the Ghost Ride. This book is an absolute roller coaster; pulling you in slowly, raising the tension, and dropping you full speed into twists that leave you screaming. It's a funhouse mirror, distorting your views of what you think you know about the genre. It'll leave you breathless, shaking, and begging to go right back and do it again. - James Sabata, Author of Fat Camp and The CassowaryStarting as an exploration of trauma and ending on what exactly makes a monster monstrous, Jamie Stewart's novel reads at an amazing fast pace and questions our childhood memories of carnival delights to bring us up close to the terror of real life. - Catarina Prata, Author of The Last DiveWhat Jamie has achieved here is nothing short of incredible; a 100,000 beast of a novel that has a fine cast of characters chocked full of heroes, villains, and those in between, plus some terrific set pieces that will have your heart thumping and keep you turning those pages. The big reveal comes with still a quarter of the book to play out - it’s a wild ride!Perhaps most impressive is the scope, scale and sheer size of this work. Very few indie authors out there are likely to attempt something even approaching this, and the dexterity and panache Jamie shows to keep the story moving - with multiple plates spinning at times - and to pull it all together for a powerful and satisfying ending really shows his prowess as a writer. You’re also left in no doubt of how much Jamie loves his craft - the enthusiasm and passion he shows every day on his social feeds is reflected in his writing here. He’s having fun, he’s enjoying you being around to listen, and he’s confident that what he’s got to say is worth your time. And, trust me, it is. - Dave Musson, Author of Mirrored

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