A roiling and intense debut featuring an untamable traveling freak show and the small, narrow-minded Scottish town it invades. What follows are unpredictable celebrations of freakishness, intoxicating forays into carnivals unknown, and the flickering flames of brutality. A furious mob is looming. Which side will you be on?
Freakslaw by Jane Flett, (List Price: $28, Zando, 9781638932666, April 2025)
Reviewed by Joshua Lambie, Underground Books in Carrollton, Georgia