{"product_id":"the-mystery-of-a-hansom-cab-paperback","title":"The Mystery of a Hansom Cab - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFergus Hume\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003cbr\u003eEver 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. \u003ci\u003eThe Mystery of a Hansom Cab\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003cbr\u003eEver 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. \u003ci\u003eThe Mystery of a Hansom Cab\u003c\/i\u003e 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 nineteenth 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ewww.doverpublications.com\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnglish novelist Fergus Hume (1859-1932) spent most of his life in New Zealand and Australia, self-publishing \u003ci\u003eThe Mystery of a Hansom Cab\u003c\/i\u003e in 1886. Renowned as the most sensationally popular crime and detective novel of the 19th century, its success prompted Arthur Conan Doyle to assay the genre with \u003ci\u003eA Study in Scarlet, \u003c\/i\u003e which featured the debut of Sherlock Holmes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 18, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765510308128,"sku":"9780486816043","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d5a3ba7c6eba01fc3a7d1cd3d0960f91.webp?v=1780272208","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-mystery-of-a-hansom-cab-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}