The Mystery of a Hansom Cab (1886) is a mystery novel by Fergus
Hume. An immediate bestseller for Hume, The Mystery of a Hansom Cab
is a gripping novel with an atmospheric intensity and tightly wound
mystery worthy of the best of Victorian fiction. Published the year
before Arthur Conan Doyle’s debut, A Study in Scarlet (1887),
Hume’s novel became the first international bestseller to be
published in Australia. Adapted countless times for film, theater,
radio, and television, The Mystery of a Hansom Cab is a classic
detective story and a landmark in Australian literature. In
Melbourne, Australia, a cabman stops to pick up a presumably drunk
passenger. Helped into the cab by an unknown man, who claims to be
a friend, the gentleman settles in for the ride homeward.
Accustomed to such things, especially in the darkness of early
morning, the cabman begins his ride. When he asks his passenger for
directions, however, he receives no response, and turns to find
that the man is dead. He drives straight to the local police
station, where Detective Gorby begins his investigation. Was the
friend in fact the murderer, or was he simply a good Samaritan who
believed he was helping a drunk man make it home? When the killer
is discovered, however, the mystery remains. Over the story looms
the shadow of the Frettlby family, whose secrets threaten to
smother all of Melbourne. The Mystery of a Hansom Cab is a
masterpiece of slow-burning suspicion between the rich and the
poor, a story of law and those willing to break it. With a
beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript,
this edition of Fergus Hume’s The Mystery of a Hansom Cab is a
classic of Australian mystery and detective fiction reimagined for
modern readers.
General
| Imprint: |
Graphic Arts Books
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Series: |
Mint Editions |
| Release date: |
September 2021 |
| Authors: |
Fergus Hume
|
| Contributors: |
Mint Editions
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| Dimensions: |
203 x 127mm (L x W) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
236 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-5132-0615-8 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
1-5132-0615-X |
| Barcode: |
9781513206158 |
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