The Chicago Blackmail

A letter from America, a dead blackmailer in a luxury Chicago hotel, and Veronica Lakewood—very much alive—asking Captain Hastings to cross the Atlantic. Drawn into Jazz-Age Chicago, Hastings finds Veronica living under an assumed name and entangled in a web of blackmail, corporate corruption, and a suspicious death at the Ambassador Hotel. What begins as a discreet inquiry into anonymous letters soon exposes paid silences, falsified accounts, and reputations quietly destroyed by men who understand money better than morality. As Hastings navigates steel magnates, society wives, discreet policemen, and carefully polished lies, Veronica leads a dangerous double life—nightclub singer by night, investigator by necessity—while guidance from London arrives not through force, but through figures, initials, and ledgers. The Chicago Blackmail is an original character-driven Golden Age–style mystery blending Jazz-Age glamour, hotel noir, and the continuing saga of Veronica Lakewood, presented as a full-length audiobook by Nocturnal Tales . This is an original mystery inspired by the traditions of classic detective fiction. All characters and events are fictional. No affiliation or endorsement is implied. If you were asked to cross the Atlantic for someone with a past—would you go… or stay safely behind the facts? Patreon – ad-free episodes, early access, bonus content Buy Me a Coffee – one-time support PayPal – one-time tip Spotify Children’s Book (Amazon) Sherlock Paws and the Diamond of the Nile #ClassicMystery #MysteryAudiobook #GoldenAgeMystery #JazzAgeMystery #ChicagoMystery #DetectiveStory #NocturnalTales