# The Corpse at the Costume Ball | A Captain Hastings & Anne Foster Mystery Audiobook

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Podcast: [Nocturnal Tales: Mystery Audiobooks and Crime Stories](https://stenobird.com/podcast/nocturnal-tales-mystery-audiobooks-and-crime-stories-7848120)
Published: 2026-05-22T19:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/12164784197/episodes/The-Corpse-at-the-Costume-Ball--A-Captain-Hastings--Anne-Foster-Mystery-Audiobook-e3jo7le
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Duration seconds: 5352

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A musketeer, a spaniel, and a murder at the most fashionable charity ball of the season — Captain Hastings 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, Anne's sharp eye for detail, a stained glove, a blackmailer's receipts, and Pip's inconvenient talent for finding evidence, Hastings must 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. 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 COMMENTSA 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 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 Both…

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