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The Abbey Court Murder The Abbey Court Murder is the first book in the Inspector Furnival series by Annie Haynes. The novel opens up with an unidentified man getting the shock of his life after when he notices a familiar but unexpected face at a wedding, he’s attending. The familiar face is Lady Judith Carew who several years ago wedded Sir Anthony Carew. Upon introducing himself, its Judith who gets the shock of her life, she’d thought that the man was already dead. In efforts to prevent her husband from discovering the truth, Judith agrees to meet the man at his home in Abbey Court. But the meeting with the man, Cyril Stanmore does awfully badly. The man claims that she is his wife but she doesn’t agree and this angers him. He disarms her of the revolver she had carried along.
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Who is Annie Haynes?
The Abbey Court Murder The Abbey Court Murder is the first book in the Inspector Furnival series by Annie Haynes. The novel opens up with an unidentified man getting the shock of his life after when he notices a familiar but unexpected face at a wedding, he’s attending. The familiar face is Lady Judith Carew who several years ago wedded Sir Anthony Carew.
Which Annie Haynes series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Inspector Furnival Mysteries series, the earliest of Annie Haynes's multi-book series: it opens with The Abbey Court Murder (1923) and runs to 3 books across 1923–1927, ending with The Crow's Inn Tragedy (1927). Annie Haynes's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Annie Haynes written?
Annie Haynes has 13 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1923 and 2025. 7 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the Inspector Stoddart Mysteries series with 4 books — and 6 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Annie Haynes's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Annie Haynes's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Inspector Furnival Mysteries (1923–1927, 3 books) and Inspector Stoddart Mysteries (1928–1930, 4 books).
How are Annie Haynes's books organised into series?
This guide splits Annie Haynes's 13 books into 2 named series and 6 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Inspector Stoddart Mysteries (4 books, 1928–1930); Inspector Furnival Mysteries (3 books, 1923–1927).