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, and unfavourably so. In her last years, while suffering from a "grave illness" Haynes continued to produce her mystery masterpieces (12 in total) amongst which "The Crime at Tattenham Corner" was published posthumously and "The Crystal Beads Murder" was completed by an anonymous friend. Haynes's fictions are now lauded for their quick-pace action and sustaining aura of suspense till the end. Table of Contents: The Abbey Court Murder The Blue Diamond The House in Charlton Crescent The Crow's Inn Tragedy The Man with the Dark Beard Who Killed Charmian Karslake? The Crime at Tattenham Corner The Crystal Beads Murder
