The Case of the Tangled Maypole
Anna Castle
It’s May Day, a time of joyful song and dance. But Jane Moone is called at sunrise to view a sorrowful sight — Lucy Quirk, strangled in the maypole’s tangled ribbons. Lucy came to Ayreford to re-unite with her long-lost father. The prominent cunning man is delighted to welcome her into his work, as well as his life. But Lucy has her own agenda and soon starts spilling secrets from his confidential patient notebooks.
Jane and John Greenslade, local barrister, find plenty of conflict around Lucy’s death. The local Puritans wanted to stop May Day once and for all. Quirk wanted to stop his daughter’s gossip. Any number of townsfolk might have confided secrets worth killing to conceal. Worse, Jane’s every step is shadowed by troublesome fairies, especially the old river goddess protecting Quirk. But is she trying to help the investigation or hinder it?
Jane risks her life to peel back the glamours confusing the case. She’s rescued in the end by the last person she ever expected to meet.
Duration - 3h 14m.
Author - Anna Castle.
Narrator - Jill Smith.
Published Date - Sunday, 22 January 2023.
Copyright - © 2020 Anna Castle ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
It’s May Day, a time of joyful song and dance. But Jane Moone is called at sunrise to view a sorrowful sight — Lucy Quirk, strangled in the maypole’s tangled ribbons. Lucy came to Ayreford to re-unite with her long-lost father. The prominent cunning man is delighted to welcome her into his work, as well as his life. But Lucy has her own agenda and soon starts spilling secrets from his confidential patient notebooks. Jane and John Greenslade, local barrister, find plenty of conflict around Lucy’s death. The local Puritans wanted to stop May Day once and for all. Quirk wanted to stop his daughter’s gossip. Any number of townsfolk might have confided secrets worth killing to conceal. Worse, Jane’s every step is shadowed by troublesome fairies, especially the old river goddess protecting Quirk. But is she trying to help the investigation or hinder it? Jane risks her life to peel back the glamours confusing the case. She’s rescued in the end by the last person she ever expected to meet. Duration - 3h 14m. Author - Anna Castle. Narrator - Jill Smith. Published Date - Sunday, 22 January 2023. Copyright - © 2020 Anna Castle ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:11
Chapter One
Duration:00:14:00
Chapter Two
Duration:00:12:50
Chapter Three
Duration:00:17:45
Chapter Four
Duration:00:12:23
Chapter Five
Duration:00:14:40
Chapter Six
Duration:00:12:58
Chapter Seven
Duration:00:16:34
Chapter Eight
Duration:00:17:07
Chapter Nine
Duration:00:13:07
Chapter Ten
Duration:00:08:40
Chapter Eleven
Duration:00:15:38
Chapter Twelve
Duration:00:16:00
Chapter Thirteen
Duration:00:12:34
Chapter Fourteen
Duration:00:09:30
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:18