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Fergus Hume - Clock Struck One
Fergus Hume was a prolific writer of Victorian murder mysteries and The Clock Struck One is another great example of his inventive plots. Julian Edermont living in near seclusion for the last 20 years fearful of an...
Celine Major
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General Fiction
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Fergus Hume - Lady from Nowhere
A mysterious woman is found murdered in a yellow boudoir. Who is she and where does she come from? Detective Absalom Gebb is on the case. (Introduction by MaryAnn)
MaryAnn
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Detective Fiction
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Fergus Hume - Crimson Cryptogram
Young Dr Ellis, a struggling new physician, is enjoying a quiet evening smoking and enjoying conversation with his journalist friend Cass, when their mysterious neighbour, Mrs Moxton, bursts in upon them with...
Don W. Jenkins
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Fergus Hume - Turnpike House
A prolific writer of crime and detective stories Fergus Hume is known for his clever plots. The Turnpike House is another wonderful example of his many intriguing mysteries. EXCERPT: «Suddenly there was the cry of a...
Celine Major
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Detective Fiction
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Fergus Hume - Mystery of a Hansom Cab
“The following report appeared in the Argus newspaper of Saturday, the 28th July, 18-- “Truth is said to be stranger than fiction, and certainly the extraordinary murder which took place in Melbourne on...
Sibella Denton
7 hours
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Detective Fiction
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Fergus Hume - Mikado Jewel
A widow has been murdered in the home of a relative on a foggy night in London town when all residents were off on to the theatre, and one to run an errand involving the title bauble. Who done it? Old dark house...
VfkaBT
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General Fiction
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Fergus Hume - Silent House
A mystery about a «locked door» murder committed in a house that has a reputation for being haunted. In the first half of the book, the murderer appears to be easy to figure out. The second half of the book,...
Elena
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8 hours
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Crime & Mystery Fiction
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Fergus Hume - Hagar of the Pawn-Shop
Hagar Stanley, a beautiful young Gypsy, is driven by sexual harassment to leave her tribe and seek refuge with her uncle Jacob, a miserly London pawnbroker. He dies after teaching Hagar the business, and she takes...
Grant Hurlock
8 hours
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Fergus Hume - Red Window
Two former school friends, now both military men, meet again and discover both are trying to lose themselves to public gaze. Dick West has inherited the family estate, but is out of favor. «The Red Window» was used...
Lynne T
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8 hours
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Detective Fiction
374
Fergus Hume - Coin Of Edward VII
A family celebrates Christmas and its flaws are gently exposed by the house guest Mrs. Parry. Giles is engaged to the wealthy Daisy, yet is clearly in love with the governess Anne Denham. Things come to a head when...
Marcelle D Ward
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8 hours
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Fergus Hume - Secret Passage
Excellent murder mystery. On September 9, 1905, the NY Times Saturday Review of Books described this book as follows: «That painstakingly ingenious person, Fergus Hume, has devised another of his hide-and-seek,...
Dawn Larsen
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General Fiction
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Fergus Hume - Opal Serpent
An old pawnbroker is found strangled with his lips pinned together with an opal serpent broach. He has a beautiful daughter who is apparently the heir of his large estate. But another claimant has made herself known...
Richard Kilmer
9 hours
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