The Muldoon Mysteries combine Gothic Horror, Historical Thriller and the classic Murder Mystery. Follow Daniel Muldoon as he assists the Liverpool City Police with their strangest cases.
Set in the late-Victorian era of industrial Liverpool, the Muldoon Mysteries brings to life the gritty reality of the famous port city and the people who inhabited it. Muldoon, the enigmatic Irishman who finds himself assisting the City Police with their investigations, solves his first case at number 5, Percy Street.
A Liverpool native herself, Hanna wanted to create a mystery series with all the charm and intrigue of Agatha Christie and Wilkie Collins, bringing Gothic Horror to somewhere other than Victorian London.
‘Daniel Muldoon is a worthy successor to Sherlock Holmes and Abraham Van Helsing’- Amazon Customer.
The Spider: Book 1 of the Muldoon Mysteries series.
Liverpool, 1892
Finding his fortune in Australia, John Bryant returns to his wife and child in England, moving them into number five, Percy Street. Anxious to start a new life, Frances Bryant finds herself in the clutches of a malevolent presence within the house, unable to escape it.
When paranormal investigator Daniel Muldoon is called to investigate the case, he soon discovers the haunting of number five is just the beginning of the horror that will unfold.
Lives hang in the balance, for some it is already too late. Muldoon must compete in a race against time to save those who remain caught in a spider’s web.
Reviews for The Spider
The Ring: Book 2 of the Muldoon Mysteries series.
July 1893
Eager to prove himself detective material, Constable Lacey investigates the disappearance of a local thief. Enquiries soon lead him to the new circus in town, where he meets the mysterious ringmaster Ezra Fontini and his devoted performers. Dazzled by the magical world of the circus, Lacey becomes infatuated with one of Fontini’s charming young aerialists, Ellen French.
The show is welcomed by the locals until Fontini’s headline performer is found dead. Overwhelmed with witness accounts that can’t be explained by logic, the police call on Inspector Daniel Muldoon to find out what’s keeping people from leaving their homes after dark.
This is the second novel in the Muldoon Mysteries series of Gothic Horrors set in 19th century Liverpool.
Reviews for The Ring
More Reviews for The Muldoon Mysteries Series.
A Spider’s Web Of Gothic Horror- Emily S Hurricane
The Show Must Go On – Emily S Hurricane
This Read: The Ring by Hanna Delaney– Gabriel Maestes
The Spider by Hanna Delaney – Gabriel Maestes
Review: The Ring– Ian Barr
About the author
Hanna Delaney was born in Aintree, Liverpool, UK. The eldest daughter of an Irish Catholic family, she attended St Julies Catholic High School in Woolton. After leaving school, Hanna studied Drama and English Literature at Liverpool Hope University, gaining a BA Hons in English Literature and a Masters Degree in Popular Literatures. She worked as an English teacher for 8 years before going into self-employment, eventually discovering her love for writing fiction in 2024.
Her first novel, Oceanus, was published in September 2024.
Hanna currently lives in Liverpool with her husband and three children. She was inspired to write the Muldoon series by her love of Gothic Horror and Victorian Mystery novels, as well as the work of Mike Flanaghan.