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The Bells of Fortune
- Author
- Leonora Nattrass
- Narrator
- Imogen Wilde
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Publish Date
- 5 November 2026
- Run Time
- 8 hours 45 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
'A triumph of wit and intelligence' - ROBERT J. LLOYD
The hunt for an ancient king could prove deadly...
Leicestershire, 1774. Following a minor royal scandal, Susan Bell's father has lost his post as Dean of Westminster, and the two find themselves exiled to the family's country seat, Fortune Hall. Susan fills her days attempting to prevent her fiancé Lindley from
being married off to a richer bride, while her father takes on the tutorship of Francis North, son of the Prime Minister.
When a visiting surveyor mysteriously disappears near a fast-flowing river, the man is presumed to have drowned. Susan alone is not convinced by this explanation, or by that of eccentric visiting librarian Mr Quintrel, who declares the surveyor likely lost in the tunnels that form the tomb of the mythical King Lear. But when the young Francis North also disappears, Susan knows that her family's reputation is at stake and she must investigate. What did the surveyor stumble upon that someone would possibly kill to hide? And what darker secrets are waiting to be revealed?
'Historical fiction at its finest' - JANICE HALLETT
'An elegantly written, and genuinely witty, Georgian mystery' - DOUGLAS SKELTON
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Details
- Author
- Leonora Nattrass
- Narrator
- Imogen Wilde
- Duration
- 8 hours 45 minutes
- Release Date
- 5 November 2026
- ISBN
- 9781806490509
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Genre
- Historical crime and mysteries, Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives
Synopsis
'A treat for anyone who hankers for a light-hearted, modern-day Trollope' - S.G. MACLEAN'A triumph of wit and intelligence' - ROBERT J. LLOYDThe hunt for an ancient king could prove deadly...Leicestershire, 1774. Following a minor royal scandal, Susan Bell's father has lost his post as Dean of Westminster, and the two find themselves exiled to the family's country seat, Fortune Hall. Susan fills her days attempting to prevent her fiancé Lindley frombeing married off to a richer bride, while her father takes on the tutorship of Francis North, son of the Prime Minister.When a visiting surveyor mysteriously disappears near a fast-flowing river, the man is presumed to have drowned. Susan alone is not convinced by this explanation, or by that of eccentric visiting librarian Mr Quintrel, who declares the surveyor likely lost in the tunnels that form the tomb of the mythical King Lear. But when the young Francis North also disappears, Susan knows that her family's reputation is at stake and she must investigate. What did the surveyor stumble upon that someone would possibly kill to hide? And what darker secrets are waiting to be revealed?'Historical fiction at its finest' - JANICE HALLETT'An elegantly written, and genuinely witty, Georgian mystery' - DOUGLAS SKELTON
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