The Crystal Beads Murder – In this famous detective novel a broken necklace is the sole clue for Inspector Stoddart to solve a high-profile murder until it's too late. 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. Haynes's fictions are now lauded for their quick-pace action and sustaining aura of suspense till the end.