The Clock Struck One

Fergus Hume, born Fergusson Wright Hume on July 8, 1859, in England, achieved prominence as a prolific and popular novelist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with a body of work notably rich in crime and detective fiction. Hume's literary career was launched with the stunning success of his first novel, 'The Mystery of a Hansom Cab' (1886), which set a standard for the genre and outsold o...