THE AMETHYST CROSS

By Fergus Hume

CONTENTS

I. THE BEGINNING OF A MYSTERY
II. THE UNEXPECTED HAPPENS
III. ANOTHER MYSTERY
IV. A FAMILY HISTORY
V. MRS. WALKER'S OPINION
VI. PURPLE AND FINE LINEN
VII. AFTER MIDNIGHT
VIII. UNDER A CLOUD
IX. TWO GIRLS
X. THE DEUS EX MACHINA
XI. THE SEAMY SIDE
XII. A COUNTERPLOT
XIII. MRS. WALKER'S VISIT
XIV. THE FAMILY LAWYER
XV. A STARTLING LETTER
XVI. RECOGNITION
XVII. DISGRACE
XVIII. LADY CHARVINGTON'S ACCUSATIONS
XIX. MR. HALE EXPLAINS
XX. JOURNEYS END IN LOVERS' MEETING
XXI. TWO INTERVIEWS
XXII. THE PLOT
XXIII. ONE PART OF THE TRUTH
XXIV. ANOTHER PART OF THE TRUTH
XXV. REVENGE
XXVI. THE END OF IT ALL





THE PURPLE FERN

By Fergus Hume

CONTENTS

I. THE MAN IN GREY
II. AN ADVENTURE
III. TWINS
IV. A MYSTERY
V. THE VICAR
VI. A DISCOVERY
VII. DR. JERCE EXPLAINS
VIII. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT
IX. THE INQUEST
X. A CHANCE WHISPER
XI. THE DOG
XII. BUSINESS AFFAIRS
XIII. THE NEW EPOCH
XIV. PRUDENCE
XV. THE VICAR'S TROUBLES
XVI. A STRANGE COMMUNICATION
XVII. THE RECALL OF DR. JERCE
XVIII. THE UNEXPECTED HAPPENS
XIX. ZARA, THE BUTTERFLY
XX. PROOF POSITIVE
XXI. ACKWORTH'S NEWS
XXII. THE ANONYMOUS LETTER
XXIII. AN IMPORTANT DISCOVERY
XXIV. FERDINAND BAIRD AT BAY
XXV. THE WHOLE TRUTH
XXVI. NEMESIS





THE PINK SHOP

By Fergus Hume

CONTENTS

I. IN THE EVENING.
II. IN THE MORNING.
III. THE LOST BAG.
IV. THE INQUEST.
V. SIR JOSEPH'S INTENTIONS.
VI. AUDREY'S KNIGHT ERRANT.
VII. THE LADY DETECTIVE.
VIII. A MYSTERIOUS COMMUNICATION.
IX. THE QUESTION OF THE CLOCK.
X. A SURPRISE.
XI. A STORY OF THE PAST.
XII. THE UNKNOWN CUSTOMER.
XIII. A BLIND CLUE.
XIV. AN AMAZING DISCOVERY.
XV. RALPH'S SUSPICION.
XVI. A DILEMMA.
XVII. WHAT AUDREY OVERHEARD.
XVIII. A LEGAL OPINION.
XIX. MATRIMONIAL ARRANGEMENTS.
XX. A MUSIC HALL ARTIST.
XXI. THE MARRIAGE.
XXII. THE PHOTOGRAPH.
XXIII. ONE PART OF THE TRUTH.
XXIV. ANOTHER PART OF THE TRUTH.
XXV. REVENGE.
XXVI. FINAL EXPLANATIONS.





THE INDIAN BANGLE

By Fergus Hume

CONTENTS

PROLOGUE
THE FIRST SCENE: AT CASTERWELL.
CHAPTER.  
I. DAVID AND JONATHAN.
II. THE SEALED LETTER.
III. AT THE MANOR HOUSE.
IV. A QUEER COINCIDENCE.
V. THE SUSPICIONS OF LAURENCE MALLOW.
VI. THE REVEREND MANNERS BROCK.
VII. MARGERY.
VIII. JEPHTHAH'S DAUGHTER.
IX. "TWENTY-ONE."
X. A PRE-NUPTIAL CONTRACT.
XI. THE NEW MAID.
XII. "WEDDING-BELLS."
THE SECOND SCENE: AT SANDBEACH.
I. "THE HAPPY PAIR."
II. "THE BROOCH."
III. "CLARA'S LETTER."
IV. "MORE MYSTERY."
THE THIRD SCENE IN LONDON.
I. "MYSTERIOUS MRS. ARNE."
II. "MRS. PURCELL."
III. "A PRIVATE INQUIRY AGENT."
IV. "ONE OF US."
V. "MADAME DEATH-IN-LIFE."
VI. "ANOTHER LINK."
VII. "AN UNEXPECTED MEETING."
VIII. "THE LIGHT-HAIRED MAN."
IX. "MAN PROPOSES."
X. "WOMAN DISPOSES."
THE FOURTH SCENE: IN FLORENCE.
I. "ON THE LONG TRAIL."
II. "ONE PORTION OF THE CONSPIRACY."
III. THE SANDAL-WOOD CHEST.
IV. "ANOTHER PORTION OF THE CONSPIRACY."
THE FIFTH SCENE: IN LONDON.
I. "THE MISSING MAN."
II. "MONSIEUR ROUGE IS CONFIDENTIAL."
III. "A TERRIBLE ADVENTURE."
IV. "THE ISHMAELS OF HUMANITY."
THE SIXTH SCENE: AT CASTERWELL.
I. "AN UNEXPECTED ARRIVAL."
II. "THE PENANCE OF MARGERY."
III. "MR. BROCK AND THE LETTER."
IV. "THE TREASURES AT KIKAT."
V. "LET THE DEAD PAST BURY ITS DEAD."
VI. "MR. BROCK'S ADDENDA."
VII. "THE CIPHER DIARY."
VIII. "A ROGUE'S MEMOIRS."
EPILOGUE





THE GATES OF DAWN

By Fergus Hume



CONTENTS

I. The Pleasures of the Road.
II. Palmistry.
III. Tithonus.
IV. The Peacock in Jackdaw's Feathers.
V. Tinker Tim.
VI. The First Letter to a London Friend.
VII. Diana of Farbis.
VIII. The Recluse.
IX. Village Gossip.
X. Parson Jarner.
XI. Farbis Court.
XII. The Portrait in the Gallery.
XIII. Under the Greenwood Tree.
XIV. Dan's Secret.
XV. Retrospection.
XVI. Afternoon Tea.
XVII. The Second Letter to a London Friend.
XVIII. An Elizabethan Ancestor.
XIX. The Pale Ladye.
XX. In the Oak Parlour.
XXI. The Days pass by.
XXII. A Dreamer of Dreams.
XXIII. Parson Jarner is astonished.
XXIV. A Woman scorned.
XXV. Jealousy.
XXVI. Cupid in Arcady.
XXVII. The Third Letter to a London Friend.
XXVIII. Fire and Flame.
XXIX. The Gipsy's Prophecy.
XXX. The Final Letter to a London Friend.





THE MIKADO JEWEL

By Fergus Hume

CONTENTS

I. A MYSTERIOUS MISSION
II. WHAT HAPPENED
III. AFTERWARDS
IV. THE INQUEST
V. THE INQUEST CONTINUED
VI. A FAMILY LEGEND
VII. THE GARDEN OF SLEEP
VIII. THEODORE
IX. BASIL
X. THE NEW-COMER
XI. HARRY'S SWEETHEART
XII. A JAPANESE DIPLOMATIST
XIII. THE UNEXPECTED
XIV. THE JEWEL
XV. PENTREDDLE'S STORY
XVI. LOVERS
XVII. TROUBLE
XVIII. PLEASURE
XIX. THE TRUTH
XX. A FURTHER EXPLANATION





THE SCARLET BAT

By Fergus Hume

CONTENTS

I. Sowing The Wind
II. Reaping The Whirlwind
III. A Friend In Need
IV. Two Hundred Pounds Reward
V. The Inquest
VI. A Scrap Of Paper
VII. Cupid's Bargain
VIII. A Pleasant Surprise
IX. The Old Romance
X. A Queer Mark
XI. Frank's Story
XII. The Unexpected Happens
XIII. A Quaker Lady
XIV. A Public Clue
XV. A Strange Disappearance
XVI. What Mildred Knew
XVII. The Sealed Letter
XVIII. A Queer Visitor
XIX. A Story Of The Past
XX. A Strange Will
XXI. An Unexpected Meeting
XXII. Miss Cork Explains
XXIII. Balkis
XXIV. Tamaroo Speaks
XXV. Nemesis
XXVI. A Wedding Present