📌 Patreon — every new case first, ad-free and early ($2.99/month)https://www.patreon.com/NocturnalTales🌐 Website — every story we've ever made, free to listen. No paywall, no account, no password.https://nocturnaltalespodcast.comJuly 1926. The invitation is engraved on thick ivory paper and bears the crest of the Earl of Harlow: a weekend at Ormsby Park, a Palladian house at the end of a mile of chestnut trees, with three Van Dycks in the gallery and a family fortune that began, rather conveniently, in 1721.On the back, in the Earl's own hand: I believe that a crime committed in 1720 may shortly result in another. Your discretion would be appreciated.The Belgian Detective and our narrator find a remarkable company assembled: the Earl's young second wife and her emeralds, his gambling son, his formidable sister, a red-faced financier and his bored wife, an Oxford historian, and a quiet young woman cataloguing the family papers. The Earl has received three anonymous letters. The last reads: Before Sunday, one Harlow will answer for the others.Over dinner the talk turns to the South Sea Bubble, and the historian loses his temper. Shortly before midnight, a scream comes from the terrace. A body lies at the foot of the steps, and standing over it in the moonlight is the young woman in white — who looks up at the house, and smiles.ℹ️ FOR LISTENERSThis is an original mystery written by Nocturnal Tales, inspired by the spirit of the great Golden Age crime writers and by the real South Sea Bubble of 1720 — but the plot, characters and text are entirely our own creation. The Harlow family and every character in this story are fictional. A short historical epilogue at the end tells the true story of the South Sea Bubble. No affiliation, endorsement, or official connection is implied.💬 QUESTION FOR THE COMMENTSA young woman stands over a body in the moonlight, looks up at the house, and smiles. What did you think that smile meant? 🕵️🕒 CHAPTERS00:00 - Introduction01:47 - Chapter One - The Price of Everything15:01 - Chapter Two - A Most Inconvenient Inheritance25:39 - Chapter Three - The Sins of the Fathers36:46 - Chapter Four - The Widow’s Secret48:15 - Chapter Five - The Value of Silence1:00:13 - Chapter Six - The Final Dividend1:10:28 - Historical Epilogue - The South Sea Bubble of 17201:15:20 - Closing📖 GET THE EBOOK — $3.99📌 Patreon — included with Writing Table & Archive Society, or one-time purchasehttps://www.patreon.com/posts/156573383🛒 Gumroad — EPUB + PDF includedhttps://nocturnaltalespod.gumroad.com/l/ebookvol2❤️ SUPPORT & LISTENING OPTIONS📌 Patreon — every new case first, ad-free and earlyhttps://www.patreon.com/NocturnalTales🌐 Website — every story, free, no account neededhttps://nocturnaltalespodcast.com📺 Rumble — free, supports us with ad revenuehttps://rumble.com/c/c-7820714❤️ Buy Me a Coffee — one-time supporthttps://buymeacoffee.com/nocturnaltales🎧 Apple Podcastshttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nocturnal-tales-mystery-audiobooks-and-crime-stories/id1896195848🧾 CREDITSWritten by Nocturnal Tales. Narrated by Nocturnal Tales.🔖 TAGS / KEYWORDSBelgian Detective mystery audiobook, country house murder 1926, South Sea Bubble 1720, English aristocracy, family fortune secret, historical epilogue, golden age mystery audiobook, classic whodunit audiobook, full-length mystery audiobook🏷️ HASHTAGS#NocturnalTales #ClassicMystery #GoldenAgeMystery #FullAudiobook #CountryHouseMystery #1920sMystery #DetectiveFiction #Whodunnit
