The Wooden Hand A Detective Story

By Fergus Hume

Book Overview

A fortune hunter expected home from a diamond mining expedition to South Africa turns up murdered, with his false hand missing. Suspects abound, including the fianc of the dead man's daughter. But why was the adventurer murdered? And why did the killer steal his victim's wooden hand? This Edwardian murder mystery from the prolific Fergus Hume (The Mystery of a Hansom Cab) moves from the heart of the English countryside to the dark underbelly of London's criminal underworld.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1718613636
• ISBN13: 9781718613638
• Release Date: May 2018
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 282 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"