The Secret of Greylands (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. A 1920s Country-House Mystery of Buried Family Crimes, Gothic Suspense, and a Female Amateur SleuthBy Annie Haynes
Length8h 41m
About this audiobook
The Secret of Greylands is a finely wrought country-house mystery in which an ancestral estate becomes the stage for concealed crimes, disputed loyalties, and the slow disclosure of a family's buried past. Haynes writes in the idiom of early Golden Age detective fiction: lucid, clue-conscious, atmospheric, and attentive to the moral pressures beneath respectable surfaces. Its sombre mansion, guarded conversations, and accumulating suspicions place it within the tradition of Wilkie Collins and the emerging puzzle mysteries of the 1920s. Annie Haynes was one of the significant early women writers of British detective fiction, publishing during the same formative decade that brought Agatha Christie and Dorothy L. Sayers to prominence. Often constrained by ill health, she turned keen observation of domestic life, class relations, inheritance, and social performance into narrative material. Her fiction reflects a sharp awareness of how households preserve secrets and how women, servants, and dependents notice what official authority may overlook. This novel is recommended to readers who value classic mysteries rich in atmosphere as well as plot. It will especially appeal to admirers of vintage crime, country-house enigmas, and detective stories where hidden motives matter as much as revelation.
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
Length8 hrs 41 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateOct 14, 2022
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
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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