Annie Haynes

Annie Haynes was an English crime author, born in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, United Kingdom, in 1865. After her father abandoned the family, she moved with her mother, grandmother, and brother to Beaumont farmhouse. Later, after the death of her mother in 1905, Haynes relocated to London to pursue her literary career, finding a home with her friend Ada Heather-Bigg. Haynes was known for her deep interest in detective novels and criminal psychology, which led her to visit murder scenes and attend trials to gather firsthand information about killers and their victims.

Haynes made her debut as an author with the publication of her first novel, "The Bungalow Mystery," in 1923. She was particularly famous for her Inspector Stoddart Mysteries and Inspector Furnival Mysteries series. In addition to her novels, Haynes had several long stories serialized in newspapers, some of which were later published as books. Her last novel, "The Crystal Beads Murder," was published posthumously, and it is believed that Dorothy L. Sayers or Agatha Christie may have contributed to its completion. Unfortunately, Haynes suffered from crippling rheumatoid arthritis for about fifteen years before her death in 1929.
Inspector Furnival Mysteries Books
# Title Year
1 The Abbey Court Murder 1923
2 The House in Charlton Crescent 1926
3 The Crow's Inn Tragedy 1927
Inspector Stoddart Mysteries Books
# Title Year
1 The Man with the Dark Beard 1928
2 The Crime at Tattenham Corner 1929
3 Who Killed Charmian Karslake? 1929
4 The Crystal Beads Murder 1930
Standalone Novels
# Title Year
1 The Bungalow Mystery 1923
2 The Secret of Greylands 1924
3 The Blue Diamond 1925
4 The Witness on the Roof 1925
5 The Master of the Priory 1927