The Solitary Farm by Fergus Hume

The story revolves around a mysterious murder that takes place at the Solitary Farm, a remote farmhouse inhabited by a reclusive family. The victim is a stranger who had arrived at the farm seeking shelter, and the main suspect is the family's daughter, Lucy. As the investigation unfolds, it becomes clear that nothing is as it seems, and everyone in the household appears to be hiding secrets.

By Fergus Hume · First published 1899 · Genre: Mystery, Drama, Literary Fiction · 25 chapters

Contents

• The Domain of Ceres
• The Wooin' o'T
• A Tardy Lover
• Sudden Death
• A Mysterious Crime
• The Inquest
• Cyril and Bella
• The Witch-Wife
• The Coming of Durgo
• A Lovers' Meeting
• A Recognition
• Cyril's Story
• Mrs. Tunks' Discovery
• What Silas Pence Knew
• Durgo, the Detective
• The Papers
• A Confession
• The Ghost
• An Awkward Position
• The Master Magician
• A Desperate Attempt
• Mrs. Vand's Repentance
• What Luke Tunks Saw
• A Remarkable Discovery
• Run to Earth

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