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.
