The Quiet Girl
Author: Peter Høeg
Desc: Kaspar Krone is a world-renowned circus clown and a man in some deep trouble. Drowning in gambling debt and wanted for tax evasion Krone is drafted into the service of a mysterious order of nuns who promise him reprieve in return for his help safeguarding a group of children with mystical abilities that Krone also shares. When one of the children goes missing Krone sets off to find the young girl and bring her back making a shocking series of discoveries along the way.