KIDS ARE VANISIHING IN VICTORIAN LONDON. ONLY TOBY KNOWS WHY. CAN HE SAVE THE CITY BEFORE FALLING VICTIM HIMSELF? After twelve-year-old Toby Carter escapes a brutal workhouse at Christmas, he can't believe his good fortune. Adopted by a band of travelling performers called The Winter Freak Show who put on spellbinding shows each night, he finally believes he's found the family he always wanted...