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Fergus Hume
1859–1932
Best known for a Victorian-era bestseller that helped shape early detective fiction, this prolific novelist wrote stories packed with secrets, suspense, and sharp social observation. His life stretched from England to New Zealand and Australia before he returned to Britain and built a remarkably large body of popular fiction.
56 Audiobooks
The White Room
by Fergus Hume
The Mystery of a Hansom Cab
by Fergus Hume
The Green Mummy
by Fergus Hume
Miss Mephistopheles: A Novel
by Fergus Hume
The Amethyst Cross
by Fergus Hume
The Black Patch
by Fergus Hume
The Scarlet Bat: A Detective Story
by Fergus Hume
The Lady from Nowhere: A Detective Story
by Fergus Hume
The Clock Struck One
by Fergus Hume
The Island of Fantasy: A Romance
by Fergus Hume
The Sealed Message
by Fergus Hume
The Mandarin's Fan
by Fergus Hume
Jonah's Luck
by Fergus Hume
The Fever of Life
by Fergus Hume
The Sacred Herb
by Fergus Hume
The Peacock of Jewels
by Fergus Hume
The Wooden Hand: A Detective Story
by Fergus Hume
The Disappearing Eye
by Fergus Hume
The Pink Shop
by Fergus Hume
The Purple Fern
by Fergus Hume
The Turnpike House
by Fergus Hume
The Red Bicycle
by Fergus Hume
The Man with a Secret: A Novel
by Fergus Hume
The Lost Parchment: A Detective Story
by Fergus Hume
The Pagan's Cup
by Fergus Hume
The Red-headed Man
by Fergus Hume
The Harlequin Opal: A Romance. Vol. 1 (of 3)
by Fergus Hume
The Silver Bullet
by Fergus Hume
The Mikado Jewel
by Fergus Hume
A Son of Perdition: An Occult Romance
by Fergus Hume
In Queer Street
by Fergus Hume
Lady Jim of Curzon Street: A Novel
by Fergus Hume
The Rainbow Feather
by Fergus Hume
Tracked by a Tattoo: A Mystery
by Fergus Hume
Whom God Hath Joined: A Question of Marriage
by Fergus Hume
The Third Volume
by Fergus Hume
The Lone Inn: A Mystery
by Fergus Hume
The Mystery Queen
by Fergus Hume
The Yellow Holly
by Fergus Hume
The Indian Bangle
by Fergus Hume
A Traitor in London
by Fergus Hume
Madame Midas
by Fergus Hume
The Harlequin Opal: A Romance. Vol. 2 (of 3)
by Fergus Hume
The Solitary Farm
by Fergus Hume
The Vanishing of Tera
by Fergus Hume
The Red Window
by Fergus Hume
The Girl from Malta
by Fergus Hume
For the Defence
by Fergus Hume
The Piccadilly Puzzle: A Mysterious Story
by Fergus Hume
The Pagan's Cup
by Fergus Hume
The Green Mummy
by Fergus Hume
Madame Midas
by Fergus Hume
The Mystery of a Hansom Cab
by Fergus Hume
A Woman's Burden: A Novel
by Fergus Hume
The Secret Passage
by Fergus Hume
The Solitary Farm
by Fergus Hume
About the author
Born in Worcestershire in 1859, he moved with his family to Dunedin, New Zealand, as a child. He was educated at Otago Boys' High School, studied law at the University of Otago, and was admitted to the bar in 1885 before turning toward literary work.
After relocating to Melbourne, he worked as a barrister's clerk and wrote The Mystery of a Hansom Cab (1886), the novel that made his name. Set in Melbourne, it became an enormous success and is often remembered as one of the standout mystery novels of its time.
He later settled in Britain, where he continued writing on a huge scale, producing more than 130 novels along with plays and stories. Although his fame today rests mainly on his mysteries and thrillers, his career shows just how wide the appetite for popular fiction had become by the late 19th and early 20th centuries.