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The mystery of a hansom cab

Hume, Fergus, 1859-1932, author

Overview

\"In the dead of night on a lonely Melbourne street, a cabbie discovers to his horror that his drunken passenger has been murdered -- poisoned with a chloroform-saturated handkerchief. The killer, his motive, and even the victim's identity are unknown. The last person to be seen in the victim's company cannot be identified and has vanished into the streets of the Australian metropolis. The solution lies within a labyrinth of dark secrets, missing papers, evasive witnesses, and a deadly game of blackmail. Ever since the publication of this 1886 mystery, the two-wheeled carriage known as a hansom cab has been linked in the popular imagination with sinister affairs. The Mystery of a Hansom Cab was the unlikely first literary product of a young barrister's clerk and quickly rose from its obscure initial publication to become one of the 19th century's bestselling detective novels. Reputed to have inspired the creation of Sherlock Holmes, this ingeniously plotted, fast-paced, and engrossing tale remains a delight for lovers of Victorian mysteries\"-- Provided by publisher.

• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Subject: Murder Investigation Fiction. / FICTION / Crime. / FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Historical. / FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Traditional British. / Melbourne (Vic.) Fiction.
• ISBN: 9780486816043, 0486816044

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
PR4809.H87 M8 2017	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE