Tilt A Whirl

After graduating from college, Matt Miller struggles to find his path in life. When a friend offers him a summer job selling T-shirts on the carnival, promising him a big paycheck and a carefree life on the road, he eagerly agrees. During his first show, he makes an enemy of Evan Butz, a ruthless carnie whose sales he is cutting in half. Over the summer, their conflict grows increasingly violent, but Matt refuses to leave the show, having fallen in love with Veronica Burns, a young carnie with a reputation as a troublemaker. Matt's feud with Butz comes to a head at the Michigan State Fair in Detroit, when a protest over a police killing spills onto the fairgrounds and Butz launches his plan to get rid of Matt forever. Tilt-A-Whirl is a thriller, a romance, and a microcosm of modern-day America, where the truth is often hidden and there's a sucker born every minute.