The Lady from Nowhere: A Detective Story
by Fergus Hume
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About This Book
One evening in July, the peaceful slumber of the London suburb of Gresham is disturbed by a woman’s terrified cry of “Murder!” - at a local boarding house, a mysterious lady of unknown origins has been found strangled, her jewels taken in an apparent case of robbery with violence. But when Inspector Absalom Gebb of Scotland Yard is assigned to bring the killer to justice, he begins to suspect that the crime may be premeditated, and its roots lie in a brutal murder committed years ago at the mysterious Kirkstone Hall…
Chapters (34)
- THE
- LADY FROM NOWHERE
- A DETECTIVE STORY
- FERGUS HUME
- BRENTANO'S 31 UNION SQUARE, NEW YORK 1900
- CONTENTS
- THE LADY FROM NOWHERE
- CHAPTER I
- CHAPTER II
- CHAPTER III
- CHAPTER IV
- CHAPTER V
- CHAPTER VI
- CHAPTER VII
- CHAPTER VIII
- CHAPTER IX
- CHAPTER X
- CHAPTER XI
- CHAPTER XII
- CHAPTER XIII
- CHAPTER XIV
- CHAPTER XV
- CHAPTER XVI
- CHAPTER XVII
- CHAPTER XVIII
- CHAPTER XIX
- CHAPTER XX
- CHAPTER XXI
- CHAPTER XXII
- CHAPTER XXIII
- CHAPTER XXIV
- CHAPTER XXV
- CHAPTER XXVI
- THE END
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