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A Poisoning at Castle Gloaming
- Author
- Kay Blythe
- Narrator
- Sophie Aldred
- Publisher
- W. F. Howes Ltd
- Publish Date
- 8 January 2026
- Run Time
- 10 hours 58 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Dressmaker-sleuth Jemima Flowerday is hired to dress Mrs van Doorn and Honor in the privacy of Castle Gloaming. Except that Honor is nowhere to be found and Jemima is asked to investigate. The nineteen-year-old seems to have melted into thin air....
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- Author
- Kay Blythe
- Narrator
- Sophie Aldred
- Duration
- 10 hours 58 minutes
- Release Date
- 8 January 2026
- ISBN
- 9781004221356
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- W. F. Howes Ltd
- Genre
- Crime and mystery fiction
Synopsis
Mrs Cornelia van Doorn, a wealthy South African widow, has leased Castle Gloaming intending to launch herself and her stepdaughter, Honor, into British society. The castle stands in rugged Welsh countryside, overlooking the foaming River Dee. Its hills are haunted by tales of mythic creatures, including the ghost-dog, Gelert. Its most recent owner, the eighth Earl of Barhaven, has died and Castle Gloaming needs money, which Mrs van Doorn appears to have in abundance.Dressmaker-sleuth Jemima Flowerday is hired to dress Mrs van Doorn and Honor in the privacy of Castle Gloaming. Except that Honor is nowhere to be found and Jemima is asked to investigate. The nineteen-year-old seems to have melted into thin air....
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