
Annie Haynes Premium Collection – 8 Murder Mysteries in One Volume (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Abbey Court Murder, Blue Diamond, House in Charlton Crescent, Crow Inn's TragedyBy Annie HaynesLength62h 22m
About this audiobook
This premium collection gathers eight murder mysteries by Annie Haynes, offering a concentrated encounter with one of the distinctive voices of early twentieth-century detective fiction. Her plots combine country-house intrigue, family secrets, suspicious inheritances, and meticulously planted clues, all rendered in a lucid, atmospheric prose style. Situated within the formative years of the Golden Age of crime writing, these novels balance sensation-fiction inheritance with the emerging discipline of fair-play detection. Annie Haynes was among the pioneering women who helped shape British mystery fiction before her premature death in 1929. Though less widely remembered than some contemporaries, she wrote with a keen understanding of social constraint, domestic unease, and the hidden violence beneath respectable surfaces. Her recurring investigators and intricate scenarios suggest an author alert to the changing tastes of readers who wanted both intellectual puzzles and psychologically credible motives. Readers interested in the development of classic detective fiction will find this volume especially rewarding. It is ideal for admirers of Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, and the British country-house mystery, but it also offers the pleasure of rediscovering a neglected craftswoman of suspense. This collection is recommended as both entertaining reading and a valuable contribution to the history of women's crime writing.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
GenreMystery and Thriller
Length62 hrs 22 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 21, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
112Chapter XXIV
2The Abbey Court Murder (1923)
113The Man with the Dark Beard (1928)
3Chapter I
114Chapter I
4Chapter II
115Chapter II
5Chapter III
116Chapter III
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6Chapter IV
117Chapter IV
7Chapter V
118Chapter V
8Chapter VI
119Chapter VI
9Chapter VII
120Chapter VII
10Chapter VIII
121Chapter VIII
11Chapter IX
122Chapter IX
12Chapter X
123Chapter X
13Chapter XI
124Chapter XI
14Chapter XII
125Chapter XII
15Chapter XIII
126Chapter XIII
16Chapter XIV
127Chapter XIV
17Chapter XV
128Chapter XV
18Chapter XVI
129Chapter XVI
19Chapter XVII
130Chapter XVII
20Chapter XVIII
131Chapter XVIII
21Chapter XIX
132Chapter XIX
22Chapter XX
133Chapter XX
23Chapter XXI
134Chapter XXI
24Chapter XXII
135Chapter XXII
25Chapter XXIII
136Chapter XXIII
26Chapter XXIV
137Chapter XXIV
27Chapter XXV
138Who Killed Charmian Karslake? (1928)
28Chapter XXVI
139Chapter I
29Chapter XXVII
140Chapter II
30Chapter XXVIII
141Chapter III
31Chapter XXIX
142Chapter IV
32Chapter XXX
143Chapter V
33Chapter XXXI
144Chapter VI
34Chapter XXXII
145Chapter VII
35The Blue Diamond (1925)
146Chapter VIII
36Chapter I
147Chapter IX
37Chapter II
148Chapter X
38Chapter III
149Chapter XI
39Chapter IV
150Chapter XII
40Chapter V
151Chapter XIII
41Chapter VI
152Chapter XIV
42Chapter VII
153Chapter XV
43Chapter VIII
154Chapter XVI
44Chapter IX
155Chapter XVII
45Chapter X
156Chapter XVIII
46Chapter XI
157Chapter XIX
47Chapter XII
158Chapter XX
48Chapter XIII
159Chapter XXI
49Chapter XIV
160Chapter XXII
50Chapter XV
161Chapter XXIII
51Chapter XVI
162Chapter XXIV
52Chapter XVII
163Chapter XXV
53Chapter XVIII
164Chapter XXVI
54Chapter XIX
165The Crime at Tattenham Corner (1929)
55Chapter XX
166Chapter I
56Chapter XXI
167Chapter II
57Chapter XXII
168Chapter III
58Chapter XXIII
169Chapter IV
59Chapter XXIV
170Chapter V
60Chapter XXV
171Chapter VI
61The House in Charlton Crescent (1926)
172Chapter VII
62Chapter I
173Chapter VIII
63Chapter II
174Chapter IX
64Chapter III
175Chapter X
65Chapter IV
176Chapter XI
66Chapter V
177Chapter XII
67Chapter VI
178Chapter XIII
68Chapter VII
179Chapter XIV
69Chapter VIII
180Chapter XV
70Chapter IX
181Chapter XVI
71Chapter X
182Chapter XVII
72Chapter XI
183Chapter XVIII
73Chapter XII
184Chapter XIX
74Chapter XIII
185Chapter XX
75Chapter XIV
186Chapter XXI
76Chapter XV
187Chapter XXII
77Chapter XVI
188Chapter XXIII
78Chapter XVII
189Chapter XXIV
79Chapter XVIII
190Chapter XXV
80Chapter XIX
191Chapter XXVI
81Chapter XX
192Chapter XXVII
82Chapter XXI
193The Crystal Beads Murder (1930)
83Chapter XXII
194Foreword
84Chapter XXIII
195Chapter I
85Chapter XXIV
196Chapter II
86Chapter XXV
197Chapter III
87Chapter XXVI
198Chapter IV
88The Crow's Inn Tragedy (1927)
199Chapter V
89Chapter I
200Chapter VI
90Chapter II
201Chapter VII
91Chapter III
202Chapter VIII
92Chapter IV
203Chapter IX
93Chapter V
204Chapter X
94Chapter VI
205Chapter XI
95Chapter VII
206Chapter XII
96Chapter VIII
207Chapter XIII
97Chapter IX
208Chapter XIV
98Chapter X
209Chapter XV
99Chapter XI
210Chapter XVI
100Chapter XII
211Chapter XVII
101Chapter XIII
212Chapter XVIII
102Chapter XIV
213Chapter XIX
103Chapter XV
214Chapter XX
104Chapter XVI
215Chapter XXI
105Chapter XVII
216Chapter XXII
106Chapter XVIII
217Chapter XXIII
107Chapter XIX
218Chapter XXIV
108Chapter XX
219Chapter XXV
109Chapter XXI
220Chapter XXVI
110Chapter XXII
221Memorable Quotes
111Chapter XXIII