{"product_id":"the-crystal-beads-murder-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\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\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\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\"An uncommonly well-constructed tale... throughout the reader is kept continually on the 'qui vive'\" \u003cem\u003eWestern Australian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dean Street Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/05\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781910570807\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 236\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.50d","brand":"Annie Haynes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36670310645916,"sku":"9781910570807","price":13.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_b9ead2ec-37f1-498f-a704-57fb85653092.jpg?v=1603922341","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-crystal-beads-murder-9781910570807","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}