Bobo Buttons, Private Eye

Meet Bobo Buttons…

Once an aerialist… Then a circus clown…
Now Bobo Buttons wears a new hat: Private Detective.

When boss clown Jock Robin is murdered during a performance, the insular community of the circus turns to one of their own for justice: Jock’s protege, Bobo Buttons. Bobo reluctantly accepts the commission, and surprises himself by stopping a killer intent on destroying Heath Brothers Greater Shows.

Everything changes…

Now Bobo has a reputation among circuses everywhere. He’s not clowning around anymore. When a performer’s mother is threatened… When the slick men try to con the rubes… When murder strikes and the troupe doesn’t trust the law… Bobo Buttons is on the case!

But Bobo’s newfound success comes with a price. Enemies are watching him…

Murder is no laughing matter.

When Jock Robin is murdered in the middle of his clown act, Bobo Buttons is pressed into service as the circus’s private detective, tasked with keeping the authorities out of the show’s business while tracking down the killer.

But in the circus, misdirection is the rule of the day. Nothing is what it seems. When another trouper falls victim, can Bobo unravel a generation of hatred before the circus itself is assassinated?

The end of a grifter…

When Heath Brothers Greater Shows settles in Florida at their Winter Village, word of Bobo’s detective work spreads among the local shows. Bobo is approached by Storywise the Clown, a mute mime from another show. Storywise’s mother has been roped into a financial con, and she’s in danger of losing her life savings. Bobo tries to help without breaking Mama Wise’s heart.

But when the grifter is found dead and Storywise is accused, can Bobo find the real killer? Who’s behind this deadly long con? In this Hanukkah season, Storywise needs a miracle. Fortunately he has Bobo Buttons, Private Eye.

Minor spoilers…

• Route Book 3: Funeral for a Friend. After a funeral for a juggler’s wife. Bobo goes undercover as Ricky Dazzle. Can he find the killer and save the show?
• Route Book 4: Pick a Card. Somebody is stealing illusions. Can Bobo track down the thief before his friend is the next victim?
• Route Book 5: Gathered Here Together. Bobo and RayRay’s marriage plans are derailed when RayRay’s first husband appears, a man thought dead. He’s very much alive… and he brings with him a deadly past.
• Route Book 6: Pied Piper. A shady promoter uses the show to bilk a children’s charity. Nobody gets away with cheating the children! Now the troupe unites to help Bobo track down the promoter and bring him to justice—circus justice.
• Route Book 7: Shell Game. In one small town, the city attorney declares war on the circus; and he’s always one step ahead of them. Bobo and a team of artistes must run a counter con to prove who’s the real criminal.
• Route Book 8: The Showgirl Vanishes. A dancer with the circus has a secret. Can Bobo and the show protect her and reunite her with her daughter?
• Route Book 9: Burning Down the House. A massive blaze sweeps through a rival show. The survivors seek out Bobo to identify the arsonist before he strikes again.
• Route Book 10: Curse of the Ringmaster. At show after show, ringmasters are disappearing. A group of circuses combine to hire Bobo to investigate. But when Governor Heath disappears, the stakes get personal.
• Route Book 11: Karma Chameleon. A friend’s shady past catches up with him, and he’s framed for a robbery at a riverboat casino. Only Bobo can find the money—and the real thief.
• Route Book 12: The Big House. Shadowy authorities use Bobo’s past to force him to enter federal prison, where an inmate has vital secrets they must have. Can Bobo win the man’s trust and learn his secrets? And can he live with himself if he does?