The Corpse at the Costume Ball | An Original Golden Age Mystery Audiobook

A musketeer, a spaniel, and a murder at the most fashionable charity ball of the season — a former Army captain is invited to Lady Beatrice Mallory's annual costume ball by the charming Anne Foster and promptly arrives with a borrowed sword, a plumed hat, and Pip the spaniel, who was not invited but came anyway; among four hundred guests in masks and finery, a man dressed as a harlequin is found dead in the palm room — poisoned, costumed, and posed like a joke no one is laughing at — and with an inspector closing in on the wrong suspect, it falls to Anne's sharp eye for detail, a stained glove, a blackmailer's receipts, and Pip's inconvenient talent for finding evidence to solve a case built on blackmail, embezzlement, and the desperate lengths a man will go to protect the woman he loves. The Corpse at the Costume Ball is an original Golden Age-style mystery about masks, murder, and the discovery that the most dangerous costume is the one a man wears every day. 00:00 Introduction 02:11 Chapter 1 – The Musketeer and the Spaniel 19:44 Chapter 2 – … Does Not Laugh 37:51 Chapter 3 – A Dance with Cleopatra 49:24 Chapter 4 – The Missing Tunic 1:05:39 Chapter 5 – The Notebook in the Waistband ℹ️ FOR LISTENERS This 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 COMMENTS A poisoned harlequin, a charity ball full of secrets, and a man who killed to protect a reputation already lost. Was Sir Julian right that men like Vale never stop — or was that just the excuse he needed? 🕵️ 📖 GET THE EBOOK — $3.99 📌 Patreon (included with Writing Table & Archive Society, or one-time) —   / 156573383   🛒 Gumroad (EPUB + PDF) — https://nocturnaltalespod.gumroad.com... ❤️ Buy Me a Coffee (EPUB + PDF) — https://buymeacoffee.com/nocturnaltal... Both formats included — EPUB for Kindle, Kobo, Apple Books · PDF for tablets. ❤️ SUPPORT & LISTENING OPTIONS 📌 Patreon —   / nocturnaltales   📺 Rumble (free, supports us with ad revenue) — https://rumble.com/c/c-7820714 ❤️ Buy Me a Coffee — https://buymeacoffee.com/nocturnaltales 🎧 Spotify — https://open.spotify.com/show/0OQ7OEs... 🎧 Apple Podcasts — https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... 📚 Children's Book — Sherlock Paws and the Diamond of the Nile — https://amzn.to/3MRzLNq 🧾 CREDITS Written by Nocturnal Tales. Narrated by Nocturnal Tales. #NocturnalTales #ClassicMystery #GoldenAgeMystery #FullAudiobook #CostumeBallMystery #MasqueradeMystery #DetectiveFiction #Whodunnit