Poison shadows

Etta Wyndcliffe glides through the glittering world of 1920s European high society, a beautiful but financially strained countess whose charm masks a ruthless ambition. From the sun‑splashed balcony of a Belgian seaside hotel she conspires with a deformed confidant and a dark‑haired accomplice to steer the young Sibell into a marriage with the wealthy but unsuspecting heir, Gretton. Their scheme is wrapped in witty, sharply spoken dialogue that reveals a world where titles and fortunes are bartered like cards at a casino.

The opening chapters paint a vivid picture of aristocratic excess, gambling debts, and the fragile alliances that keep the social ladder from toppling. Listeners are drawn into a tangled web of flirtation, manipulation, and the desperate need for cash that drives the characters to gamble with lives. As the plot unfolds, the listener will taste the tension between love, greed, and the looming threat of a crime that may seal everyone’s fate.