{"product_id":"9781910570807","title":"The Crystal Beads Murder","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Early this morning a gruesome discovery was made by a gardener employed at Holford Hall in Loamshire...\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert Saunderson's murdered body is found in the summer house at Lord Medchester's country mansion. Some crystal beads, broken off a neckace and found on the scene, form the primary clue. But where is the necklace, and whose could it be?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetective Inspector Stoddart and his assistant Harbord have to unravel a mystery that cost two men their lives and destroyed the reputation of others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Crystal Beads Murder\u003c\/em\u003e, first published in 1930, was the last of the Inspector Stoddart mysteries, and Annie Haynes' final book overall. She died, after a long illness, before completing it and it was finished by an unknown friend and fellow writer. This new edition features an introduction by crime fiction historian Curtis Evans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An uncommonly well-constructed tale... throughout the reader is kept continually on the 'qui vive'\" \u003cem\u003eWestern Australian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dean Street Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47043927802096,"sku":"9781910570807","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781910570807_p0.jpg?v=1763629769","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781910570807","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}