Cape Colony
Jo Currington
This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.
Cape Colony
Autumn 1902
Jane Dowling is hired by the matriarch of a Devon aristocratic family, Grace Smallbach, to recover the body of her husband’s brother, Luke, who has been found dead in a Paris brothel. Jane travels to the family estate on the edge of Dartmoor for Luke’s funeral. At a family meeting it becomes clear the financial situation is desperate, and they need to recover the investments Luke’s older brother John, had supposedly been making in Cape Town. The family had thought Luke was in Cape Town with his brother John, and had no idea what he had been doing in Paris. Jane joins Grace and her daughter Ruth on a trip to the Cape Colony, a country still recovering from the Boer War, to try and find out about John who has not been heard from for four years.
They discover that John and Luke had been staying with one of the Colony's powerful diamond merchants, Dr Nieve, who now has plans to come back to England and try to recover his reputation. There are questions about his supposedly miraculous escape from the siege at Kimberly, at a time when the Smallbach brothers were working for him. Jane travels to Kimberly on her own to follow up a lead on the money, and John suddenly appears to warn her that she and the family need to return home.
On the steamer home, Jane discovers that some of Dr Nieve's men are guarding part of Dr Nieve's fortune, but professional thieves are also watching them, and there is an attempted robbery and two people die. Jane is asked by the captain to investigate, but the results are inconclusive and two of Dr Nieve’s men and his fortune are never found.
Back in London, John returns to try and sell a manuscript of his side of the story, while Dr Nieve is desperate to stop him. Elements of the story leak into the public press and there is a confrontation at a special meeting of the Royal Geographic Society, as questions over Dr Nieve’s conduct come to a head.
Duration - 6h 6m.
Author - Jo Currington.
Narrator - Digital Voice Ava G.
Published Date - Wednesday, 14 January 2026.
Copyright - © 2026 David Kail ©.
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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. Cape Colony Autumn 1902 Jane Dowling is hired by the matriarch of a Devon aristocratic family, Grace Smallbach, to recover the body of her husband’s brother, Luke, who has been found dead in a Paris brothel. Jane travels to the family estate on the edge of Dartmoor for Luke’s funeral. At a family meeting it becomes clear the financial situation is desperate, and they need to recover the investments Luke’s older brother John, had supposedly been making in Cape Town. The family had thought Luke was in Cape Town with his brother John, and had no idea what he had been doing in Paris. Jane joins Grace and her daughter Ruth on a trip to the Cape Colony, a country still recovering from the Boer War, to try and find out about John who has not been heard from for four years. They discover that John and Luke had been staying with one of the Colony's powerful diamond merchants, Dr Nieve, who now has plans to come back to England and try to recover his reputation. There are questions about his supposedly miraculous escape from the siege at Kimberly, at a time when the Smallbach brothers were working for him. Jane travels to Kimberly on her own to follow up a lead on the money, and John suddenly appears to warn her that she and the family need to return home. On the steamer home, Jane discovers that some of Dr Nieve's men are guarding part of Dr Nieve's fortune, but professional thieves are also watching them, and there is an attempted robbery and two people die. Jane is asked by the captain to investigate, but the results are inconclusive and two of Dr Nieve’s men and his fortune are never found. Back in London, John returns to try and sell a manuscript of his side of the story, while Dr Nieve is desperate to stop him. Elements of the story leak into the public press and there is a confrontation at a special meeting of the Royal Geographic Society, as questions over Dr Nieve’s conduct come to a head. Duration - 6h 6m. Author - Jo Currington. Narrator - Digital Voice Ava G. Published Date - Wednesday, 14 January 2026. Copyright - © 2026 David Kail ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:04
Chapter One
Duration:00:10:12
Chapter Two
Duration:00:05:28
Chapter Three
Duration:00:02:19
Chapter Four
Duration:00:16:23
Chapter Five
Duration:00:05:32
Chapter Six
Duration:00:05:40
Chapter Seven
Duration:00:06:15
Chapter Eight
Duration:00:08:06
Chapter Nine
Duration:00:03:17
Chapter Ten
Duration:00:04:56
Chapter Eleven
Duration:00:14:08
Chapter Twelve
Duration:00:05:39
Chapter Thirteen
Duration:00:08:56
Chapter Fourteen
Duration:00:10:06
Chapter Fifteen
Duration:00:08:32
Chapter Sixteen
Duration:00:09:06
Chapter Seventeen
Duration:00:13:00
Chapter Eighteen
Duration:00:02:18
Chapter Nineteen
Duration:00:02:20
Chapter Twenty
Duration:00:04:59
Chapter Twenty One
Duration:00:05:57
Chapter Twenty Two
Duration:00:05:16
Chapter Twenty Three
Duration:00:14:22
Chapter Twenty Four
Duration:00:16:18
Chapter Twenty Five
Duration:00:07:00
Chapter Twenty Six
Duration:00:07:34
Chapter Twenty Seven
Duration:00:09:57
Chapter Twenty Eight
Duration:00:02:26
Chapter Twenty Nine
Duration:00:09:28
Chapter Thirty
Duration:00:13:29
Chapter Thirty One
Duration:00:20:18
Chapter Thirty Two
Duration:00:04:54
Chapter Thirty Three
Duration:00:07:06
Chapter Thirty Four
Duration:00:06:32
Chapter Thirty Five
Duration:00:05:34
Chapter Thirty Six
Duration:00:02:42
Chapter Thirty Seven
Duration:00:02:50
Chapter Thirty Eight
Duration:00:22:08
Chapter Thirty Nine
Duration:00:10:51
Chapter Forty
Duration:00:23:54
Chapter Forty One
Duration:00:03:08
Chapter Forty Two
Duration:00:04:34
Chapter Forty Three
Duration:00:09:22
Chapter Forty Four
Duration:00:03:11
Chapter Forty Five
Duration:00:00:02