This carefully edited collection of Annie Haynes mysteries has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Table of Contents: ‘The Abbey Court Murder’ – Lady Judith Carew finds herself in the middle of a gruesome murder at the Abbey Court and all the clues point at her direction. Is she the real murderer? ‘The House in Charlton Crescent’ – Lady Anne is herself at the receiving end of a puzzling murder mystery when the killer strikes her for hiring a private detective. Would Inspector Furnival be able to solve the mystery of the double murders and find the criminal before it’s too late? ‘The Crow’s Inn Tragedy’ – A famous lawyer is strangled in his own office and a notorious gang of criminals is at large. What do they want and how would Inspector Furnival foil their evil plot? ‘The Man with the Dark Beard’ – Basil Wilton is accused of murdering his own father but is he the real killer or is the-man-with-the-dark-beard someone else known to him who is on a murdering spree? ‘Who Killed Charmian Karslake?’ – The riddle around the murder of Charmian Karslake, an American actress, gets murkier at every step. Can Inspector Stoddart solve this puzzle? ‘The Crime at Tattenham Corner’ – A gruesome death just before an important horse race looks out of place until Inspector Stoddart is called in to look into the matter. ‘The Crystal Beads Murder’ – A broken necklace is the sole clue for Inspector Stoddart to solve a high-profile murder until it’s too late! Annie Haynes (1865-1929) was a renowned golden age mystery writer and a contemporary of Agatha Christie, another famous crime writer. Haynes’s fictions are now lauded for their quick-pace action and sustaining aura of suspense till the end.
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