The Sacred Herb

Fergus Hume was an English novelist, born as Fergusson Wright Hume on July 8, 1859, in England but spent much of his life in New Zealand and later Australia. Hume is renowned for his contribution to the mystery and detective fiction genre, with his most celebrated work being 'The Mystery of a Hansom Cab,' published in 1886. This breakthrough novel solidified Hume's reputation, selling over 500,000...