The Third Volume by Fergus Hume

The story revolves around a mysterious crime involving a stolen will and a murder. The protagonist, a young lawyer, becomes embroiled in the case and works to uncover the truth behind the theft and the killing. As he delves deeper into the mystery, he uncovers a complex web of deceit and conspiracy that leads him to suspect several individuals, including his own friends and acquaintances.

By Fergus Hume · First published 1895 · Genre: Mystery, Literary Fiction, Drama · 45 chapters

Contents

• An Old Friend
• A Mysterious Communication
• The Revelation of Francis Hilliston
• What Occurred at Horriston
• A Strange Coincidence
• Truth is Stranger than Fiction
• "Let Sleeping Dogs Lie."
• Both Sides of the Question
• Mrs. Bezel
• A few Facts Connected with the Case
• A Startling Discovery
• Revelations
• On the Track
• The Upper Bohemia
• A Popular Author
• A False Move
• The Husband at Kensington Gore
• A Duel of Words
• Tait Brings News
• A Precis of the Case
• Thorston
• In the Church
• Fact and Fiction
• A New Suspicion
• The Recluse
• An Old Servant
• A Glimpse of the Past
• Preparing the Ground
• Kerry
• Mrs. Bezel again
• An Evening at the Vicarage
• The Discoveries of Spenser Tait
• The Story of the Mad Gardener
• A Letter from Horriston
• The Original of the Portrait
• A Strange Thing Happens
• A Voice from the Grave
• A New Aspect of Things
• The Garnet Scarfpin
• Face to Face
• An Explanation
• The Tragedy of a Woman's Vanity
• The Last Appearance of Francis Hilliston
• The Truth
• A few Words by Spenser Tait

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