author
Fergus Hume
1859–1932
Best known for the wildly successful The Mystery of a Hansom Cab, this prolific Victorian storyteller helped shape early detective fiction and kept readers guessing across more than a hundred novels.
67 Audiobooks
The White Room
by Fergus Hume
The Green Mummy
by Fergus Hume
The Mystery of a Hansom Cab
by Fergus Hume
Miss Mephistopheles: A Novel (Sequel to Madame Midas.)
by Fergus Hume
The Lady from Nowhere: A Detective Story
by Fergus Hume
The Black Patch
by Fergus Hume
The Amethyst Cross
by Fergus Hume
The Scarlet Bat: A Detective Story
by Fergus Hume
Red Money
by Fergus Hume
The Clock Struck One
by Fergus Hume
The Island of Fantasy: A Romance
by Fergus Hume
A Woman's Burden: A Novel
by Fergus Hume
The Mandarin's Fan
by Fergus Hume
The Mandarin's Fan
by Fergus Hume
The Sealed Message
by Fergus Hume
A Coin of Edward VII: A Detective Story
by Fergus Hume
The Fever of Life
by Fergus Hume
The Spider
by Fergus Hume
The Disappearing Eye
by Fergus Hume
Jonah's Luck
by Fergus Hume
The Wooden Hand: A Detective Story
by Fergus Hume
The Crimson Cryptogram: A Detective Story
by Fergus Hume
The Bishop's Secret
by Fergus Hume
The Turnpike House
by Fergus Hume
The Sacred Herb
by Fergus Hume
The Peacock of Jewels
by Fergus Hume
The Pink Shop
by Fergus Hume
The Harlequin Opal: A Romance. Vol. 1 (of 3)
by Fergus Hume
The Red-headed Man
by Fergus Hume
The Red Bicycle
by Fergus Hume
The Purple Fern
by Fergus Hume
The Pagan's Cup
by Fergus Hume
The Mikado Jewel
by Fergus Hume
The Silver Bullet
by Fergus Hume
The Lost Parchment: A Detective Story
by Fergus Hume
A Son of Perdition: An Occult Romance
by Fergus Hume
The Silent House
by Fergus Hume
In Queer Street
by Fergus Hume
The Man with a Secret: A Novel
by Fergus Hume
The Gates of Dawn
by Fergus Hume
The Rainbow Feather
by Fergus Hume
Lady Jim of Curzon Street: A Novel
by Fergus Hume
Whom God Hath Joined: A Question of Marriage
by Fergus Hume
Tracked by a Tattoo: A Mystery
by Fergus Hume
The chronicles of Fairy land
by Fergus Hume
The Third Volume
by Fergus Hume
Monsieur Judas: A Paradox
by Fergus Hume
Madame Midas
by Fergus Hume
The Millionaire Mystery
by Fergus Hume
The Mystery Queen
by Fergus Hume
The Lone Inn: A Mystery
by Fergus Hume
The Harlequin Opal: A Romance. Vol. 2 (of 3)
by Fergus Hume
A Traitor in London
by Fergus Hume
The Vanishing of Tera
by Fergus Hume
The Yellow Holly
by Fergus Hume
The Indian Bangle
by Fergus Hume
For the Defence
by Fergus Hume
The Gentleman Who Vanished: A Psychological Phantasy
by Fergus Hume
The Red Window
by Fergus Hume
The Solitary Farm
by Fergus Hume
A Creature of the Night: An Italian Enigma
by Fergus Hume
The Secret Passage
by Fergus Hume
The Piccadilly Puzzle: A Mysterious Story
by Fergus Hume
The Opal Serpent
by Fergus Hume
The Harlequin Opal: A Romance. Vol. 3 (of 3)
by Fergus Hume
The Girl from Malta
by Fergus Hume
Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of Fergus Hume
by Fergus Hume
About the author
Born in Powick, Worcestershire, on July 8, 1859, Fergus Hume spent much of his youth in New Zealand after his family moved there when he was a child. He studied at the University of Otago and trained in law, but writing soon pulled him in a different direction.
After moving to Melbourne, he wrote The Mystery of a Hansom Cab (1886), a crime novel that became an enormous international success. Its popularity made him famous and helped establish his reputation as a master of mystery at a time when detective fiction was still finding its shape.
Hume went on to write well over a hundred novels, along with plays and other work, building a long career out of suspense, secrets, and clever plotting. He later settled in England, where he continued writing until his death in 1932.