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The Midnight Carousel by Fiza Saeed McLynn

12 March 2026 By Editor

Paris, 1914, and Detective Laurent Bisset has reluctantly closed a most puzzling case. Fairgoers have been vanishing while riding a dazzling carousel. The only man who could be responsible is behind bars – but Laurent cannot explain what happened to those missing. Chicago, 1920, and Maisie Marlowe acquires a beautiful, antique carousel, and sets up […]

It’s never too late! How trying and trying (and trying again) made me a published author

12 March 2026 By Fiza Saeed McLynn

Fiza Saeed McLynn looks back on how she finally became a published author when her debut novel, The Midnight Carousel, came out after years of trying and trying again to get an agent. It’s never too late, she says, and offers the tips for first-time authors she learned from her experience. Way back in April […]

The Midnight Carousel by Fiza Saeed McLynn

24 April 2025 By Editor

Paris, 1914, and Detective Laurent Bisset has reluctantly closed a most puzzling case. Fairgoers have been vanishing while riding a dazzling carousel. The only man who could be responsible is behind bars – but Laurent cannot explain what happened to those still missing. In Chicago, in 1920, Maisie Marlowe acquires a beautiful, antique carousel, and […]

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