The Crystal Beads Murder
The Crystal Beads Murder

Author: Annie Haynes

Publisher: Inspector Stoddart Mysteries

Published: 2015-10

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781910570807

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The fourth and last of the Inspector Stoddart mystery novels, first published in 1930.

The House in Charlton Crescent
The House in Charlton Crescent

Author: Annie Haynes

Publisher: Good Press

Published: 2021-11-09

Total Pages: 198

ISBN-13:

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The House in Charlton Crescent by Annie Haynes is about the widow Lady Anne Daventry who tries to get detective Bruce Cardyn to find out who is trying to murder her. Excerpt: "Lady Anne Daventry was not a pleasant old lady. Her nearest and dearest found her difficult to get on with, her servants called her "cantankerous," and her contemporaries—those who remembered her in her far-off beautiful youth—said she had a good heart."

The Secret of Greylands
The Secret of Greylands

Author: Annie Haynes

Publisher: Dean Street Press

Published: 2016-03-01

Total Pages: 299

ISBN-13: 1911095242

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"There's no dirty trick he wouldn't play—it's my belief that he wouldn't even stop at murder!" Her husband unmasked as a scoundrel, Lady Cynthia Letchingham seeks refuge at her cousin Hannah's north-country home Greylands. But on Cynthia's arrival, she finds Hannah an invalid, having recently suffered a mysterious paralysis; the house is devoid of servants, and Hannah's husband, charming and sinister by turns, keeps watch over everything and everyone. Only the presence of charming Sybil Hammond and a darkly handsome neighbour relieve the atmosphere for Cynthia - but then a dark red stain appears mysteriously on the sleeve of her coat... What has really happened to Hannah, and the other entangled mysteries along the way, make The Secret of Greylands (1924) an absorbing golden age crime novel matching Wilkie Collins' high Victorian gothic to the agility of early jazz age fiction. This new edition, the first in over eighty years, features an introduction by crime fiction historian Curtis Evans. "Not only a crime story of merit, but also a novel which will interest readers to whom mystery for its own sake has little appeal." Nation "Full of thrills and unexpected developments." Star "A most skilfully written detective story and the mystery is carried through quite brilliantly." Clarion "A capital story— highly ingenious." Truth

The Bungalow Mystery
The Bungalow Mystery

Author: Annie Haynes

Publisher: Dean Street Press

Published: 2016-03-01

Total Pages: 295

ISBN-13: 1911095226

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"He had his tea as usual; when I knocked at the door with the tray (he always had afternoon tea), I found him—like this." Dr Roger Lavington is dreading his debut performance with the village amateur dramatic society. But real-world drama takes over when Lavington's neighbour, a reclusive artist, is found murdered in his own sitting room. Also found on the scene are a lady's glove, a diamond ring, and a mysterious young woman who begs Lavington for his protection. Her safety will depend on her ability to take a role in the forthcoming village play—but is Lavington sheltering a wronged woman or a clever murderess? The Bungalow Mystery (1923) was the first of Annie Haynes's golden age crime novels, and announced a major talent. This new edition, the first in over eighty years, features an introduction by crime fiction historian Curtis Evans. "The ingredients in this story are skilfully mixed." Times "Contrived and worked out with considerable craftsmanship—drawn with sympathy and power." Sunday Times "Contains many cunning devices." Outlook "The mystery is a real mystery." Guardian "Plenty of mystery and drama." Queen "This author has a sure hand at a crime story...strongly recommended to every type of novel reader." Liverpool Courier

Witness on the Roof
Witness on the Roof

Author: Annie Haynes

Publisher: Open Road Media

Published: 2022-11-29

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13: 1504080815

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When a poor girl witnesses a murder in Victorian London, the secret threatens her life as a wealthy lady in this classic from the Golden Age of mystery. Whenever she needed to escape the menace of her scolding stepmother, little Polly Spencer snuck off to her favorite corner among the rooftops of London. But her innocent hiding spot gets her into serious trouble when she spies a crime scene through an open window. Too afraid to go to the police, Polly is instead sent to live with her well-born mother’s family. Many years later, her life has changed considerably. As the wealthy and titled Lady Warchester, she inhabits a world utterly removed from the one she knew as a girl. But when she encounters the pale-faced killer once again, the past and its dangers are suddenly terrifyingly close.

The Man with the Dark Beard
The Man with the Dark Beard

Author: Annie Haynes

Publisher: Inspector Stoddart Mysteries

Published: 2015-10

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781910570746

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"Nobody would have murdered him," Miss Lavinia cried. "Everybody liked John " "I'm afraid it is evident that someone did not." The note left beside Dr. John Bastow's corpse simply read: "It was the man with the dark beard." Dr. Bastow hadn't approved of his daughter Hilary's fianc . So when Hilary's father is found shot dead inside his own office, the door-key turned from the inside, the fianc Basil Wilton becomes a chief suspect for Scotland Yard. Yet how could the crime have been engineered? Now an important lacquered box is missing; a former colleague of Bastow's has suddenly shaved his beard; and the doctor's ex-secretary has come mysteriously into money. Before Inspector Stoddart of the Yard can form conclusions, another murder takes place, again credited to the "Man with The Dark Beard"... The Man With the Dark Beard is the first of Annie Haynes' Inspector Stoddart mysteries, originally published in 1928. It is a sparkling lost classic from the early golden age of crime fiction. "This is the best detective story she has yet written." Time and Tide.

Who Killed Charmian Karslake?
Who Killed Charmian Karslake?

Author: Annie Haynes

Publisher: DigiCat

Published: 2022-05-17

Total Pages: 188

ISBN-13:

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Who Killed Charmian Karslake? – The riddle around the murder of Charmian Karslake, an American actress, gets murkier at every step with names of even the honourable County family being dragged in the mire. Will Inspector Stoddart be able to join the pieces and solve this puzzle?_x000D_ Annie Haynes (1865-1929) was a renowned golden age mystery writer and a contemporary of Agatha Christie, another famous crime writer, which often led to her comparison with the latter, and unfavourably so. Haynes's fictions are now lauded for their quick-pace action and sustaining aura of suspense till the end.