EPISODE · Jul 31, 2026 · 1H 28M
The Knockout Who Would Not Fall | The Belgian Detective Mystery Audiobook
from Nocturnal Tales: Mystery Audiobooks and Crime Stories · host Nicolas and Dora – Nocturnal Tales
📌 Patreon — ad-free, early access, bonus content (tiers from $2.99/month)https://www.patreon.com/NocturnalTalesEngland, the summer of 1934, and the whole country has discovered a subject it knows nothing whatever about and discusses with enormous enthusiasm: women's boxing. Gloria "The Knockout" Moretti and Ruthless Ruth Rowan trade insults for the newsreel cameras, the boxing authorities refuse to recognise the contest, the borough has threatened to ban it, and every attempt to suppress the bout has sold another row of seats. Then Gloria leaves a nightclub shortly after midnight and is attacked in the street. Three days later, poison arrives at her mother's house, folded into a spring-loaded parcel designed to fly open in her hands. The police shrug and call the whole thing publicity — a stunt by a young woman who has learned exactly how much fame is worth. So her brother Tony brings the family to the Belgian Detective and his loyal companion Arthur instead. Moving from the Blue Lantern to a house beyond a double row of elms, through six suspects, one coward, and a gentleman who wears heavy gloves indoors, the detective must decide which illusion requires the most fear — and find the man outside the ring who profits when the knockout finally falls. The Knockout Who Would Not Fall is an original Golden Age-style mystery about spectacle, money, and a woman the world would rather see beaten than believed.ℹ️ FOR LISTENERSThis is an 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 COMMENTSThe police decided Gloria staged it all herself, because a famous woman benefiting from attention was the easiest story to believe. How often does "she's doing it for publicity" get used to avoid taking a threat seriously? 🕵️📖 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/532495❤️ SUPPORT & LISTENING OPTIONS📌 Patreon — ad-free, early access, bonus contenthttps://www.patreon.com/NocturnalTales📺 Rumble — free, supports us with ad revenuehttps://rumble.com/c/c-7820714❤️ Buy Me a Coffee — one-time supporthttps://buymeacoffee.com/nocturnaltales💛 PayPal — one-time tiphttps://paypal.me/nocturnaltalesprod🎧 Spotify — follow the showhttps://open.spotify.com/show/0OQ7OEseXIMbMt2NTI7oHy🎧 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, 1930s boxing mystery, women's boxing mystery, sports mystery audiobook, poisoned parcel mystery, attempted murder mystery, 1934 London mystery, Arthur narrator mystery, golden age mystery audiobook, publicity stunt mystery, betting syndicate mystery, classic whodunit audiobook, full-length mystery audiobook, vintage detective fiction, female fighter mystery
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