Annie Haynes was a renowned golden age mystery writer whose novels are praised for their quick-pace action and sustaining aura of suspense till the end. Her novels often feature police detectives and inspectors, but also strong female protagonists whose affairs often take precedence.
Table of Contents:
Inspector Furnival Trilogy:
The Abbey Court Murder
The House in Charlton Crescent
The Crow’s Inn Tragedy
Inspector Stoddart Series:
The Man with the Dark Beard
Who Killed Charmian Karslake?
The Crime at Tattenham Corner
The Crystal Beads Murder
Other Novels:
The Bungalow Mystery
The Secret of Greylands
The Blue Diamond
The Witness on the Roof
The Master of the Priory
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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. Haynes devised complex plots in her works and combined the style of nineteenth century sensation novels with Golden Age detective fiction. In her work, the emotions of female protagonists and themes of scandal, secrets and romance often took precedence over the detective plot line. Her novels are lauded for their quick-pace action and sustaining aura of suspense till the end.
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