Thank you for reading and/or listening to this serialisation of my historical detective story The Reward of Delay. At some point in the new year, this serial will go behind the paywall and require a fully paid subscription. But when the paywall does go up, anyone who has already signed up to receive the serial posts for free, will still be able to continue as a free subscriber and have free access to the archive.

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After this week’s episode, Chapter 45, The Reward of Delay will be taking a Christmas break from December 21st to January 4th 2026. The first episode in the New Year will drop on Saturday 10th January 2026.

Wishing you all a very happy holiday time.

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