
The Ides of March
by E. W. Hornung
Tonight, for once, we are not on the side of the law. A desperate young man has lost more at the card table than he can possibly pay…
53 minNo. 230
Original mysteryNo. 1459 minHercule Poirot
London, 1920s: after a celebrated farewell performance, a renowned opera singer vanishes into the night, drawing the Belgian Detective from glittering salons to shadowed theatres where admiration curdles into obsession, rivalries sharpen behind velvet curtains, and a disappearance reveals how art, love, and legacy can be twisted into instruments of control, presented as a full-length audiobook by Nocturnal Tales. FOR LISTENERS This is an original mystery inspired by the traditions of classic Golden Age detective fiction. All characters and events are fictional. No affiliation or endorsement is implied. QUESTION FOR LISTENERS When a public life ends abruptly, do the answers lie in private jealousies—or in the expectations imposed by fame itself? SUPPORT & LISTENING OPTIONS Patreon – Buy Me a Coffee – PayPal – Spotify – Children’s Book (Amazon) – Sherlock Paws and the Diamond of the Nile HASHTAGS #ClassicMystery #MysteryAudiobook #GoldenAgeMystery #LondonMystery #PsychologicalMystery #ArchiveMystery #DetectiveStory #NocturnalTales
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