Publisher's Synopsis
Fifteen-year-old Tyler Tyler can't wait to escape his home in Escudillo, a creepy hideaway for black magic and evil clowns, hidden in the canyons of Southern California. His skill in a forbidden martial art would provide a way out if he could just use it in the Carpathian Games. But his mother, the mayor, has declared the dangerous games illegal. Tyler finds friendship in Molly, the owner of Bozo's Books, whose familial connection to the clowns makes her an outcast. When the Old Man, owner of the precious Copper Bowl, dies in a fire, Tyler learns a terrible truth that puts him, Molly, and the town in deadly peril. This time, Tyler's command of the magical Combat may not be sufficient to save himself or his friends.
