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The Bathtub Enigma | The Belgian Detective Mystery Audiobook
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London in the fog, and a block of mansion flats in Battersea where a man has been found dead in his own bath.
The dead man is an architect. He was seen alive the previous evening, the door was locked from within, and the water was long cold by the time anybody thought to look. It would be an accident, and a great many people would much prefer it to be an accident.
Except that on the same afternoon a financier of considerable importance walked out of his offices in the City and has not been seen since.
Two men. One dead in a bathtub in Battersea, one vanished from Threadneedle Street. Nobody at Scotland Yard believes for a moment that the two things are connected. The Belgian Detective is quite certain that they are, and cannot at first say why.
What follows takes Arthur onto a rooftop above Queen Caroline Mansions, into a hospital ward, across a trading floor in the City and down to a house in Salisbury — and finally to a graveyard at first light, where a coffin is lifted out of the ground to settle a question that has been waiting thirty years to be asked.
The Bathtub Enigma is an original Golden Age-style mystery about patience, professional standing, and how much can be arranged by a man everybody has been trained to believe.
ℹ️ FOR LISTENERS
An original mystery written by Nocturnal Tales, inspired by the spirit of the great Golden Age crime writers. Plot, characters and text are entirely our own; all characters and events are fictional. This story first appeared in the second volume of our collected mysteries, revised here and recorded as a full audiobook. No affiliation is implied.
💬 QUESTION FOR THE COMMENTS
The locked door was never the problem. Everyone in this case was looking at the wrong body. How early did you stop believing in the accident? 🕵️
🕒 CHAPTERS
00:00 - Introduction
02:18 - The Architect's Alarm
16:07 - The Missing Financier
28:51 - Clues from Above
42:17 - Threads of Deception
57:49 - Stocks and Suspicions
1:13:15 - A Gathering of Minds
1:27:56 - Shadows of the Past
1:43:39 - The Surgeon's Shadow
1:56:29 - The Exhumation
2:15:17 - Closing
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Written by Nocturnal Tales. Narrated by Nocturnal Tales.
🔖 TAGS / KEYWORDS
golden age mystery audiobook, locked room mystery, 1930s london mystery, battersea mystery audiobook, missing financier mystery, exhumation mystery story, belgian detective audiobook, arthur mystery audiobook, long full length audiobook, classic detective story audiobook, original golden age whodunit, vintage detective fiction
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London in the fog, and a block of mansion flats in Battersea where a man has been found dead in his own bath.
The dead man is an architect. He was seen alive the previous evening, the door was locked from within, and the water was long cold by the time anybody thought to look. It would be an accident, and a great many people would much prefer it to be an accident.
Except that on the same afternoon a financier of considerable importance walked out of his offices in the City and has not been seen since.
Two men. One dead in a bathtub in Battersea, one vanished from Threadneedle Street. Nobody at Scotland Yard believes for a moment that the two things are connected. The Belgian Detective is quite certain that they are, and cannot at first say why.
What follows takes Arthur onto a rooftop above Queen Caroline Mansions, into a hospital ward, across a trading floor in the City and down to a house in Salisbury — and finally to a graveyard at first light, where a coffin is lifted out of the ground to settle a question that has been waiting thirty years to be asked.
The Bathtub Enigma is an original Golden Age-style mystery about patience, professional standing, and how much can be arranged by a man everybody has been trained to believe.
ℹ️ FOR LISTENERS
An original mystery written by Nocturnal Tales, inspired by the spirit of the great Golden Age crime writers. Plot, characters and text are entirely our own; all characters and events are fictional. This story first appeared in the second volume of our collected mysteries, revised here and recorded as a full audiobook. No affiliation is implied.
💬 QUESTION FOR THE COMMENTS
The locked door was never the problem. Everyone in this case was looking at the wrong body. How early did you stop believing in the accident? 🕵️
🕒 CHAPTERS
00:00 - Introduction
02:18 - The Architect's Alarm
16:07 - The Missing Financier
28:51 - Clues from Above
42:17 - Threads of Deception
57:49 - Stocks and Suspicions
1:13:15 - A Gathering of Minds
1:27:56 - Shadows of the Past
1:43:39 - The Surgeon's Shadow
1:56:29 - The Exhumation
2:15:17 - Closing
📖 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
❤️ SUPPORT & LISTENING OPTIONS
📌 Patreon — every new case first, ad-free and early
https://www.patreon.com/NocturnalTales
🌐 Website — every story, free, no account needed
https://nocturnaltalespodcast.com
📺 Rumble — free, supports us with ad revenue
https://rumble.com/c/c-7820714
❤️ Buy Me a Coffee — one-time support
https://buymeacoffee.com/nocturnaltales
💛 PayPal — one-time tip
https://paypal.me/nocturnaltalesprod
🎧 Apple Podcasts
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nocturnal-tales-mystery-audiobooks-and-crime-stories/id1896195848
🧾 CREDITS
Written by Nocturnal Tales. Narrated by Nocturnal Tales.
🔖 TAGS / KEYWORDS
golden age mystery audiobook, locked room mystery, 1930s london mystery, battersea mystery audiobook, missing financier mystery, exhumation mystery story, belgian detective audiobook, arthur mystery audiobook, long full length audiobook, classic detective story audiobook, original golden age whodunit, vintage detective fiction
🏷️ HASHTAGS
#NocturnalTales #GoldenAgeMystery #ClassicMystery #FullAudiobook #LockedRoomMystery #DetectiveFiction #Whodunnit #VintageMystery