The Star in the Castle | The Belgian Detective Mystery Audiobook

Dublin, November 1925: a frightened letter summons the Belgian Detective and his loyal companion across the Irish Sea to Dublin Castle, where a former official of the Office of Arms believes that the Star — part of the ceremonial regalia stolen in 1907 and never recovered — is still hidden somewhere in Ireland; at Bedford Tower they find a man lying dead in a dusty chamber with a scrap of faded blue silk ribbon in his hand and a star scratched into the dust beside him; around the body stand a widow whose note disappeared from her own handbag, a retired colonel who received an invitation to watch a disgrace, an archivist whose dead mother once stole from a thief to protect a nation's honour, and a frightened old official who has carried his silence for nearly two decades; a poisoned cigarette, a hollow walking stick, a door painted to match the wall, letters hidden behind a saint, and a jewel that has been waiting eighteen years for someone brave enough or vain enough to bring it home; inspired by the unsolved theft of the Irish Crown Jewels from Dublin Castle (1907) while remaining entirely fictional, The Star in the Castle is an original Golden Age–style mystery about theft, loyalty, and the discovery that some treasures are more dangerous to find than to lose.ℹ️ FOR LISTENERSThis is an original Golden Age–style mystery presented as a respectful homage to classic detective fiction, inspired by the unsolved theft of the Irish Crown Jewels from Dublin Castle (1907). All characters and events in this story are fictional. No affiliation, endorsement, or official connection is implied.💬 QUESTION FOR THE COMMENTSHe found the Star and planned to auction silence to the guilty and romance to the newspapers. His wife killed him not for the jewel, but for what the jewel would have exposed. When a treasure has been buried for eighteen years, who has the right to dig it up — the thief, the patriot, the opportunist, or the widow with cyanide? 🕵️─────────────────────────────📖 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, Dublin Castle mystery, Irish Crown Jewels theft, Order of St Patrick regalia, Bedford Tower murder, 1907 jewel theft inspired, stolen star mystery, blue silk ribbon clue, hollow walking stick evidence, poisoned cigarette murder, Dublin 1925 mystery, archivist mother's secret, hidden recess clue, classic whodunit audiobook, full-length mystery audiobook