EPISODE · Jun 14, 2026 · 1H 10M
The Dinner Party Murder — Part 1 | The Belgian Detective Mystery Audiobook
from Nocturnal Tales: Mystery Audiobooks and Crime Stories · host Nicolas and Dora – Nocturnal Tales
London, March 1937: an engraved card summons the Belgian Detective and his loyal companion to Harrow Hall in Mayfair — the marble palace of a wealthy collector who made his fortune in the City and spent it on old masters, silver, and social consequence — where the card adds in a bold hand "a matter of some delicacy requires your attention, say nothing to the other guests"; around the glittering table sit a nervous rival collector humiliated once too often, a sharp-eyed journalist whose dead brother left behind a ledger of stolen-art transactions, a son drowning in debt and resentment, a fragile society woman whose hands will not stop shaking, and a cold-eyed business associate who does not flinch when his host falls face-first into the chocolate mousse; a spoon has been quietly exchanged, a smudge appears on the rim of a dish, a black kid glove is found behind the conservatory ferns with a dark stain across its fingertips, and in the dead man's breast pocket lies a note in his own hand reading "one of you has presumed too far upon my silence — that silence ends before midnight"; Part One of a two-part original Golden Age–style mystery about art, poison, and the discovery that a man who collects enemies as eagerly as he collects paintings will eventually acquire the one who kills him.ℹ️ FOR LISTENERSThis is Part 1 of a two-part original Golden Age–style mystery presented as a respectful homage to classic detective fiction. All characters and events in this story are fictional. No affiliation, endorsement, or official connection is implied.💬 QUESTION FOR THE COMMENTSEvery guest at Harrow Hall has a secret worth protecting. Every one of them watched a man die and reached for composure before grief. The nervous collector saw a gloved hand near the sideboard. The silent businessman's glove has gone missing. A journalist's dead brother kept a ledger. And the son who cried "Father!" could not look at him when he was alive. Who do you suspect — and why? 🕵️─────────────────────────────📖 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❤️ Buy Me a Coffee — EPUB + PDF includedhttps://buymeacoffee.com/nocturnaltales/e/532495Both formats included — EPUB for Kindle, Kobo, Apple Books · PDF for tablets.─────────────────────────────❤️ SUPPORT & LISTENING OPTIONS📌 Patreon — ad-free, early access, bonus contenthttps://www.patreon.com/NocturnalTales❤️ Buy Me a Coffee — one-time supporthttps://buymeacoffee.com/nocturnaltales🎧 Spotify — follow the showhttps://open.spotify.com/show/0OQ7OEseXIMbMt2NTI7oHy?si=FY8mgTx1SDqBdR7CJgymGw🎧 Apple Podcastshttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nocturnal-tales-mystery-audiobooks-and-crime-stories/id1896195848📚 Children's Book — Sherlock Paws and the Diamond of the Nilehttps://amzn.to/3MRzLNq─────────────────────────────🧾 CREDITSWritten by Nocturnal Tales. Narrated by Nocturnal Tales.🔖 TAGS / KEYWORDSgolden age mystery audiobook, dinner party murder mystery, Mayfair London mystery, poisoned dessert whodunit, chocolate mousse murder, exchanged spoon clue, Harrow Hall mystery, black kid glove evidence, stolen Caravaggio painting, art collector murder, 1937 London mystery, locked house dinner party, classic whodunit audiobook, full-length mystery audiobook, two-part mystery series
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London, March 1937: an engraved card summons the Belgian Detective and his loyal companion to Harrow Hall in Mayfair — the marble palace of a wealthy collector who made his fortune in the City and spent it on old masters, silver, and social consequence — where the card adds in a bold hand "a matter of some delicacy requires your attention, say nothing to the other guests"; around the glittering table sit a nervous rival collector humiliated once too often, a sharp-eyed journalist whose dead brother left behind a ledger of stolen-art transactions, a son drowning in debt and resentment, a fragile society woman whose hands will not stop shaking, and a cold-eyed business associate who does not flinch when his host falls face-first into the chocolate mousse; a spoon has been quietly exchanged, a smudge appears on the rim of a dish, a black kid glove is found behind the conservatory ferns with a dark stain across its fingertips, and in the dead man's breast pocket lies a note in his own hand reading "one of you has presumed too far upon my silence — that silence ends before midnight"; Part One of a two-part original Golden Age–style mystery about art, poison, and the discovery that a man who collects enemies as eagerly as he collects paintings will eventually acquire the one who kills him.ℹ️ FOR LISTENERSThis is Part 1 of a two-part original Golden Age–style mystery presented as a respectful homage to classic detective fiction. All characters and events in this story are fictional. No affiliation, endorsement, or official connection is implied.💬 QUESTION FOR THE COMMENTSEvery guest at Harrow Hall has a secret worth protecting. Every one of them watched a man die and reached for composure before grief. The nervous collector saw a gloved hand near the sideboard. The silent businessman's glove has gone missing. A journalist's dead brother kept a ledger. And the son who cried "Father!" could not look at him when he was alive. Who do you suspect — and why? 🕵️─────────────────────────────📖 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❤️ Buy Me a Coffee — EPUB + PDF includedhttps://buymeacoffee.com/nocturnaltales/e/532495Both formats included — EPUB for Kindle, Kobo, Apple Books · PDF for tablets.─────────────────────────────❤️ SUPPORT & LISTENING OPTIONS📌 Patreon — ad-free, early access, bonus contenthttps://www.patreon.com/NocturnalTales❤️ Buy Me a Coffee — one-time supporthttps://buymeacoffee.com/nocturnaltales🎧 Spotify — follow the showhttps://open.spotify.com/show/0OQ7OEseXIMbMt2NTI7oHy?si=FY8mgTx1SDqBdR7CJgymGw🎧 Apple Podcastshttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nocturnal-tales-mystery-audiobooks-and-crime-stories/id1896195848📚 Children's Book — Sherlock Paws and the Diamond of the Nilehttps://amzn.to/3MRzLNq─────────────────────────────🧾 CREDITSWritten by Nocturnal Tales. Narrated by Nocturnal Tales.🔖 TAGS / KEYWORDSgolden age mystery audiobook, dinner party murder mystery, Mayfair London mystery, poisoned dessert whodunit, chocolate mousse murder, exchanged spoon clue, Harrow Hall mystery, black kid glove evidence, stolen Caravaggio painting, art collector murder, 1937 London mystery, locked house dinner party, classic whodunit audiobook, full-length mystery audiobook, two-part mystery series
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