The Mystery of a Hansom Cab by Fergus Hume

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges.

Fergus Hume’s sensational novel The Mystery of a Hansom Cab is Australia’s original blockbuster and international best-selling crime novel. First published in 1886, it was an overnight sensation, selling hundreds of thousands of copies around the world and being translated into eleven languages.

Over a century later, Hansom Cab has lost none of its page-turning power. Set in the charming and deadly streets of Melbourne, this brilliantly plotted murder thriller tells the story of a crime committed by an unknown assassin. Hansom Cab has a central place in Australian literary history with its panoramic depiction of a bustling yet uneasy city. (back cover)