Publisher's Synopsis
'There's someone of mine in every street round here, in every pub and every block of flats. I'm the ringmaster and they all jump when I crack the whip.' Eddie Beale looks after friends as long as they entertain him. Ashley is happy to put on a showand be part of the excitement surrounding him and his gang - it's a relief from the unrelenting drudgery of her life. Then she realises that she's being watched, someone is stalking her and leaving messages that get uglier and uglier. An even greater show than usual is necessary to resolve the story.