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The Man Who Missed Last Orders | A Captain Arthur & Anne Foster Mystery Audiobook
Published 2 months ago
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Dublin, a wet September, and Captain Arthur is running his agency short-handed: Anne away, the spaniel Pip banished to Blackrock, and a note in his own handwriting that he cannot remember writing, initialled R.K. He had gone out the night before for one drink only — which became five — at the Long Hall, and somewhere in that companionable haze he agreed to help a mild, wire-spectacled young man named Eamon. By morning, Eamon has not gone home. A witness swears he saw Eamon step through the Drury Street door of the covered market just before ten, in his dark overcoat, minutes before violence in the vaults below. But the coat Eamon was wearing was not his own — and the man who lent it, Ronan Kellett, narrow-faced and composed, with very pale grey eyes, has a habit of turning up wherever Arthur happens to be. To clear his friend, Arthur must prove the whole case rests on a witness who saw a coat and never a face, and admit that the fifth pint did not stop him noticing the frayed cuff, only from realising, in time, what it meant. The Man Who Missed Last Orders is an original Golden Age-style mystery of mistaken identity, borrowed coats, and a quiet Dublin agency learning its trade, part of the Arthur, Anne and Pip mysteries.
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 witness swore he saw the man — but he really only saw the coat. How often do we "recognise" someone from a hat, an overcoat, a walk, and never once look at the face? 🕵️
🕒 CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction
01:25 Chapter I: The Unreasonable Morning
13:27 Chapter II: One Drink Only
25:59 Chapter III: The Borrowed Coat
37:54 Chapter IV: The Man in the Mirror
50:44 Chapter V: Behind the Shutters
1:04:22 Chapter VI: The Coat on the Wrong Man
1:16:42 Epilogue: The Other Desk
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🧾 CREDITS
Written by Nocturnal Tales. Narrated by Nocturnal Tales.
🔖 TAGS / KEYWORDS
Captain Arthur Anne Foster, Dublin mystery audiobook, mistaken identity mystery, borrowed coat mystery, wrongly accused mystery, Dublin pub mystery, detective agency mystery, 1920s Dublin mystery, Pip the spaniel mystery, unreliable witness mystery, golden age mystery audiobook, cosy detective story, classic whodunit audiobook, full-length mystery audiobook
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Dublin, a wet September, and Captain Arthur is running his agency short-handed: Anne away, the spaniel Pip banished to Blackrock, and a note in his own handwriting that he cannot remember writing, initialled R.K. He had gone out the night before for one drink only — which became five — at the Long Hall, and somewhere in that companionable haze he agreed to help a mild, wire-spectacled young man named Eamon. By morning, Eamon has not gone home. A witness swears he saw Eamon step through the Drury Street door of the covered market just before ten, in his dark overcoat, minutes before violence in the vaults below. But the coat Eamon was wearing was not his own — and the man who lent it, Ronan Kellett, narrow-faced and composed, with very pale grey eyes, has a habit of turning up wherever Arthur happens to be. To clear his friend, Arthur must prove the whole case rests on a witness who saw a coat and never a face, and admit that the fifth pint did not stop him noticing the frayed cuff, only from realising, in time, what it meant. The Man Who Missed Last Orders is an original Golden Age-style mystery of mistaken identity, borrowed coats, and a quiet Dublin agency learning its trade, part of the Arthur, Anne and Pip mysteries.
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 witness swore he saw the man — but he really only saw the coat. How often do we "recognise" someone from a hat, an overcoat, a walk, and never once look at the face? 🕵️
🕒 CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction
01:25 Chapter I: The Unreasonable Morning
13:27 Chapter II: One Drink Only
25:59 Chapter III: The Borrowed Coat
37:54 Chapter IV: The Man in the Mirror
50:44 Chapter V: Behind the Shutters
1:04:22 Chapter VI: The Coat on the Wrong Man
1:16:42 Epilogue: The Other Desk
📖 GET THE EBOOK — $3.99
📌 Patreon — included with Writing Table & Archive Society, or one-time purchase
https://www.patreon.com/posts/156573383
🛒 Gumroad — EPUB + PDF included
https://nocturnaltalespod.gumroad.com/l/ebookvol2
❤️ Buy Me a Coffee — EPUB + PDF included
https://buymeacoffee.com/nocturnaltales/e/532495
❤️ SUPPORT & LISTENING OPTIONS
📌 Patreon — ad-free, early access, bonus content
https://www.patreon.com/NocturnalTales
📺 Rumble — free, supports us with ad revenue
https://rumble.com/c/c-7820714
❤️ Buy Me a Coffee — one-time support
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💛 PayPal — one-time tip
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🎧 Spotify — follow the show
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🧾 CREDITS
Written by Nocturnal Tales. Narrated by Nocturnal Tales.
🔖 TAGS / KEYWORDS
Captain Arthur Anne Foster, Dublin mystery audiobook, mistaken identity mystery, borrowed coat mystery, wrongly accused mystery, Dublin pub mystery, detective agency mystery, 1920s Dublin mystery, Pip the spaniel mystery, unreliable witness mystery, golden age mystery audiobook, cosy detective story, classic whodunit audiobook, full-length mystery audiobook