Lord Lister No. 0042: Ongewenschte wraak

On a rain‑soaked October evening the bustling Café Austria on Regent Street becomes the unlikely rendezvous for a genteel English lord and a tall American youth named Charly Brand. The lord, dressed in an American suit, greets Charly with a grin as the young man drops a massive suitcase at his feet, signaling the start of a covert partnership. Their conversation soon turns from polite banter to a whispered plan that promises a daring night in the shadows of London.

Lord Lister explains that a talented but impoverished artist has been blackmailed with a forged fifty‑pound note, and a ruthless figure is preparing a police raid to seize the painter’s work. Determined to outwit both the criminal and the authorities, Lister and Charly set out to retrieve the counterfeit and protect the artist, all while a new Raffles scheme erupts on the streets, hinting at a wider web of intrigue. Listeners will be drawn into fog‑filled alleys, clever dialogue, and a tension that suggests the adventure has only just begun.