Hercule Poirot and the Vanishing Heiress | Missing Socialite Mystery Audiobook Fan Fiction

A walk through Bond Street.
A book, a box of chocolates… and then nothing.

When young American heiress Dorothea “Dolly” Willoughby disappears in broad daylight between Bond Street and Grosvenor Street, the police blame elopement, society gossips whisper scandal — and her influential uncle crosses the Atlantic to seek the truth.

But what begins as a missing-person case becomes something deeper:
a secret appointment, a discreet Bayswater doctor, a forbidden romance, a cheque for fifty pounds… and a young woman fighting for her own future in a world determined to decide it for her.

Hercule Poirot and Captain Hastings are drawn into a web of family pride, secrecy, fear, and courage, leading from London drawing rooms to New York steamship manifests — and to a hidden letter that finally reveals the heart of the mystery.

🕵️ A deeply human, character-driven mystery inspired by the real 1910 disappearance of Dorothy Arnold, reimagined in a Poirot world where the “little grey cells” confront not murder but moral truth.

✍️ Written by Nicolas & Dora Laverty, in homage to Agatha Christie.
This is original fan fiction; no affiliation or endorsement implied.

💬 QUESTION FOR THE COMMENTS

If you had been Dolly — young, scared, and facing a life-altering choice —
would you have stayed and confessed, or run toward a new life?
Tell us honestly: which path would you have chosen… and why? 🕵️

🕒 TIMESTAMPS

00:00 – Intro
02:08 – Chapter 1: The Girl Who Vanished in Daylight
13:52 – Chapter 2: Bond Street and Bitter Letters
27:16 – Chapter 3: Mrs Pemberton’s Salon
35:16 – Chapter 4: Lydia, Roland, and the Fifty Pounds
45:16 – Chapter 5: The Appointment That Never Happened
58:23 – Chapter 6: A Father Hears His Daughter

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⚖️ DISCLAIMER

This story is a work of original fan fiction, inspired by the world and characters of Agatha Christie.
It blends the historical disappearance of Dorothy Arnold with a fully original narrative and resolution.
© Nocturnal Tales — all rights reserved. No reproduction without permission.

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