Hercule Poirot: The Blackmailed Bride | A Hercule Poirot Mystery Audiobook Fan Fiction

A poisoned cup of cocoa.
A young woman arrested for murder.
And a secret devotion hidden behind respectable smiles.

When a sealed envelope arrives at Whitehaven Mansions, Hercule Poirot and Captain Hastings are drawn into a case that reeks of Victorian melodrama despite its modern setting. Lillian Ravenscroft stands accused of poisoning her former lover, Douglas Harborough — a wealthy heir whose threats of exposure and financial ruin left devastation in his wake.

As Poirot peels back layers of blackmail, vanished letters, secret marriages, and family shame, the truth emerges not in greed or jealousy — but in devotion taken too far. From Bloomsbury drawing rooms to Belgravia townhouses and the cold corridors of Holloway Prison, this case reveals how love, when twisted by fear, can become lethal.

🕵️ A classic Poirot-style mystery of poison, letters, blackmail, and tragic loyalty — where innocence must be proven, and justice comes at a devastating cost.

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💬 QUESTION FOR THE COMMENTS

Was Edith Denholm a murderer — or a tragic protector who crossed a line she never meant to approach?
Where do you draw the boundary between devotion and crime?

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⏱️ TIMESTAMPS

00:00 – Intro & ambience
02:13 – Chapter I: The Envelope on the Breakfast Tray
10:27 – Chapter II: The Letters That Vanished
18:26 – Chapter III: The Woman Behind the Veil
25:32 – Chapter IV: Letters in the Ashes
33:35 – Chapter V: The Sister in the Dark
42:37 – Chapter VI: A Question of Intent

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