The White Room by Fergus Hume (1894)

The story revolves around a mysterious murder that takes place in a white-painted room at the St. Kilda mansion of wealthy businessman Mark Frettlby. The victim is identified as James Clarke, a former employee of Frettlby's who had been blackmailing him. As the investigation unfolds, it becomes clear that several individuals had motives to kill Clarke, including Frettlby himself, his wife, and his nephew.

By Fergus Hume · First published 1894 · Genre: Mystery, Crime, Detective Fiction · 22 chapters

Contents

• The Policeman's Discovery
• Another Mystery
• The Baldwins
• The Missing Motor-Car
• Public Opinion
• A Strange Discovery
• The other White Room
• Professor Bocaros
• Mrs. Brand's Will
• What the Cook Found
• The Inquiry-Agent
• Arnold and Laura
• On the Track
• The New Tenant
• The Professor's Courting
• A Surprise
• The Professor's Trump Card
• A Story of the Past
• Still a Mystery
• The House in the Fields
• The Truth
• The Wind-Up

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