A Son of Perdition by Fergus Hume

The story revolves around the mysterious disappearance of Lady Mary Wychwood, a beautiful and wealthy young woman, from her family's estate in the countryside. The investigation that follows reveals a complex web of deceit, blackmail, and murder, involving several suspects with secrets to hide. As the truth begins to unravel, it becomes clear that nothing is as it seems, and the true culprit is far more cunning than initially suspected.

By Fergus Hume · First published 1899 · Genre: Romance, Literary Fiction, Philosophical Fiction · 24 chapters

Contents

• Love in Idleness
• The Prophecy
• The Fulfilment
• Plotting
• The Meeting
• A Conversation
• Behind the Scenes
• Love's Young Dream
• The Warning
• In Cornwall
• The Spider and the Fly
• Small Beer Chronicles
• Further Small Beer Chronicles
• Preparation
• The Trance
• The Disciple of Love
• The Disciple of Hate
• The Night Before
• The Morning After
• The Unexpected
• The Choice
• Right is Might
• The Eternal Strife
• Dawn

More by Fergus Hume

• The Crowned Skull (1908)
• The Caravan Crime (1924)
• The Mystery Queen (1912)
• The Green Mummy (1908)
• The Mystery of a Hansom Cab (1886)
• The Secret Passage (1905)
• Madame Midas (1888)
• Red Money (1892)
• All works by Fergus Hume