Rex Koko, Private Clown Books in Order

In a neighborhood of struggling circus performers, private clown Rex Koko is hired to find a trapeze star’s missing wife. A trail of spectacular deaths turns the assignment into a dangerous tangle of revenge, corruption and suspicious circus loyalties.

While collecting Christmas donations, Rex Koko loses his charity kettle and sets out to recover it. His search through Top Town draws in a sick friend, a grasping landlord and a troop of monkeys with unconventional ideas about seasonal generosity.

Private clown Rex Koko’s attempt to capture a runaway lion leaves him seeking compensation for ruined shoes. The pursuit draws him through Top Town’s criminal circus world, where fraudulent healers, mobsters and moral crusaders create a far more dangerous problem.

Hired to investigate disappearing show dogs, Rex Koko is also searching for two missing sideshow performers. The competing cases pull him between wealthy clients and his own circus community, where old grievances and unexpected enemies complicate his loyalties.