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The Mystery of a Hansom Cab (Unabridged)
- Narrated by: Walter Covell
- Length: 9 hrs and 14 mins
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Summary
Fergus Hume's first literary attempt became the best-selling mystery novel of the 19th century, exceeding even Sherlock Holmes. Hume was a law clerk in Australia, and thus the story takes place in the streets of Melbourne.
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- Amazon Customer
- 30-06-20
Classic
Gripping classic dective novel, very well paced, old school but none the worse for that.
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- mandy
- 31-05-17
good performance
I do enjoy books set at this time. I prefer more of the history of that time mentioned
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- Kappavpi
- 21-06-07
Mostly Interesting
This mystery story is interesting and enjoyable for the most part, but it is sometimes slow. It also lacks the intensity and depth of characters that one sees in works by other mystery writers like Conan-Doyle or Christie. All things considered, not bad, but not spectacular.
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