Fergus: 350 books

Fergus Hume was renowned as the bestselling mystery writer of Victorian times after his first book, The Mystery of a Hansom Cab, broke all records. In 1901 he returned to form with this ingenious tale, selected to represent Hume’s prolific output by Collins’ Detective Club panel in 1930. Cicero...

Fergus Hume was a 20th century American author who had many works adapted into screenplays and movies, such as The Top Dog. Popular titles like The Silent House are still widely read today.

An argument over a game of cards turns deadly in this tense British murder mystery from Fergus Hume, author of The Wooden Hand. Hot-tempered gambler Adrian Lancaster is down on his luck. His friend Philip Trevanna is pressing him to settle a thousand pound debt, suggesting he ask his new heiress...

Julian Edermont lives at the Red House with his ward, Dora Carew and his old friend, Lambert Joad. But things are amiss at the House. First, Edermont suffers a panic attack at church, during the section of the Litany that prays for deliverance from murder and sudden death. Then, he has a terrible...

Fergus Hume was a 20th century American author who had many works adapted into screenplays and movies, such as The Top Dog. Popular titles like The Silent House are still widely read today.

Fergus Hume (1859-1932) was an English novelist. His first novel "The Mystery of a Hansome Cab" became the best-selling mystery novel of the Victorian era. His novel "Monsieur Judas" was published in 1891.

A Son of Perdition: An Occult Romance By Fergus Hume.  AUTHOR OF "THE MYSTERY OF A HANSOM CAB," "LADY JIM OF CURZON STREET," "THE MOTHER OF EMERALDS," "THE JEW'S HOUSE," ETC., ETC.  In this book the Author is indebted for the description of the Star-Worship...

Tracked by a Tattoo: A Mystery written by Fergus Hume who was a prolific English novelist. This book is one of many works by him. It has already Published in 1896. Now republish in ebook format. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately...

This mystery is written by a famous British author Fergus Hume and deals with a mysterious message, a locked-up girl and a murder.

Fergusson Wright Hume (8 July 1859 - 12 July 1932), known as Fergus Hume, was a prolific English novelist.Hume was born in England, the second son of James Hume. When he was three the family emigrated to Dunedin, New Zealand, where he was educated at Otago Boys' High School and studied law at the University of Otago.

Dr Ellis is enjoying a quiet evening with his journalist friend Cass, when their mysterious neighbour, Mrs Moxton, bursts in upon them with startling news - her husband has been murdered! Rushing to the scene, the two men discover Mr Moxton, stabbed in the back, the only clue to his assailant a mysterious...

Fergus Hume's tale about a marriage gone bad, or good, depending on one's point of view.

Dr Ellis is enjoying a quiet evening with his journalist friend Cass, when their mysterious neighbour, Mrs Moxton, bursts in upon them with startling news - her husband has been murdered! Rushing to the scene, the two men discover Mr Moxton, stabbed in the back, the only clue to his assailant a mysterious...

Meet Octavius Rixton, a young Victorian gentleman who leads a double life as Octavius Fanks, detective. When a man is found dead of a morphine overdose in the village of Jarlchester, the jury decide upon a verdict of suicide. But Fanks isn't so sure. As he investigates he becomes increasingly suspicious...