Fergus Hume 
Mystery of a Hansom Cab 

Detective stories and mysteries never go out of fashion. From Arthur Conan Doyle’s ‘Sherlock Holmes’ to Richard Osman’s ‘Thursday Murder Club’ series, we continue to love a whodunit. ‘The Mystery of a Hansom Cab’ is a classic and was the best-selling mystery novel of the Victorian era.There is almost a Down Under Dickens touch in the way Hume uses the story of the murder to expose the seedy side of its setting, Melbourne. As the murder probe is launched, secrets look set to be exposed and high-profile figures face humiliation.With a plot like a corkscrew, ‘The Mystery of a Hansom Cab’ will keep you guessing.-