THE BLUE DIAMOND (Thriller Classic) (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Intriguing Golden Age Mystery from the Renowned Author of The House in Charlton Crescent, The Crime at Tattenham Corner & Who Killed Charmian Karslake?By Annie Haynes
Length9h 12m
About this audiobook
In The Blue Diamond, Annie Haynes fashions a taut thriller around a fabulous jewel whose beauty is inseparable from danger, secrecy, and moral corruption. The novel moves through country-house interiors, urban shadows, and the anxious social world of interwar Britain, where appearances are carefully managed and motives are rarely innocent. Written in a brisk, clue-conscious style, it blends Victorian sensation fiction with the emerging conventions of the Golden Age detective story. Haynes was among the notable early women practitioners of British crime fiction, publishing during the 1920s, when the detective novel was rapidly becoming a sophisticated literary form. Her work reflects both the constraints and observations of a writer attentive to class, gender, reputation, and domestic unease. Living with chronic illness and writing professionally in a competitive popular market, she developed plots that combine melodrama, psychological pressure, and disciplined narrative suspense. This classic will appeal to readers who enjoy jewel mysteries, inheritance plots, and crime fiction rooted in atmosphere as much as detection. Admirers of Agatha Christie, E. C. R. Lorac, and early twentieth-century thrillers will find in Haynes a sharp, underappreciated voice whose mysteries remain elegant, readable, and quietly incisive.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
GenreMystery and Thriller
Length9 hrs 12 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJul 4, 2016
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1THE BLUE DIAMOND (Thriller Classic) (Annotated)
15Chapter XIV
2Chapter I
16Chapter XV
3Chapter II
17Chapter XVI
4Chapter III
18Chapter XVII
5Chapter IV
19Chapter XVIII
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6Chapter V
20Chapter XIX
7Chapter VI
21Chapter XX
8Chapter VII
22Chapter XXI
9Chapter VIII
23Chapter XXII
10Chapter IX
24Chapter XXIII
11Chapter X
25Chapter XXIV
12Chapter XI
26Chapter XXV
13Chapter XII
27Memorable Quotes
14Chapter XIII
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