The Castleton Affair

Book 3

By: Benedict Brown

Narrated by: George Blagden

A government aide kidnapped, a French diplomat murdered, a killer to uncover…

When mystery writer Marius Quin and his sleuthing partner Lady Bella Montague are hired by a secretive stranger to find a missing civil servant, they immediately set to work. Ernest Castleton was taken at gunpoint days earlier, but with the help of his distraught fiancée, Marius and Bella uncover a vital clue. Ernest hid a cryptic letter in the British Museum, and it sends the intrepid duo on a trail that stretches from the center of London all the way to the English coast.

The investigation takes on a new twist when they arrive at the home of the British Foreign Secretary only to find a French diplomat murdered in the Grand Hall of the palatial property…

But who pushed Monsieur Rochefort to his death, and what does it have to do with Ernest Castleton’s disappearance? Marius and Bella must choose from a nefarious spy, a double-dealing diplomat, and any number of spoilt aristocrats if they wish to catch the killer. With the clock ticking and only twenty-four hours left before the suspects disperse, they must call upon their every skill to stop more innocent people from dying…

A fast, fresh and fun 1920s murder mystery which combines the feel of a classic spy novel with a twisting whodunit, The Castleton Affair will leave you guessing until the very last chapter.

©2024 Benedict Brown (P)2024 Dreamscape Media

Great story.

I’m really enjoying the Marius Quinn series and have listened to all 3. They may be the best book series BB has conceived.

I was a bit shocked to hear the narrator mispronounce the word bowl but it made me laugh so I can’t ding him for it. The setting is a grand dining room and the narrator says “…as he briskly rubbed his hands together over his bowel” Hilarious!

Love this series

This series just gets more interesting. I think the boyfriend just needs to go. How could she not choose our writer? Do I sound possessive? I just get really invested in the characters!

LOVE IT!

This was such fun. I kept laughing out loud. I love the way Bella and Marius interact. Thank you for writing this joyful romp.

Love our lead character and narrator!

I love the Characters especially the male lead. Don’t like her boyfriend but not supposed to. , humor! Storyline

An awesome book

I loved it can’t wait for “A Body at the Grand Hotel” to come out in audio