The Mystery of a Hansom Cab and other stories

Truth is said to be stranger than fiction, and certainly the extraordinary murder which took place in Melbourne on Thursday night, or rather Friday morning, goes a long way towards verifying this saying. A crime has been committed by an unknown assassin, within a short distance of the principal streets of this great city, and is surrounded by an impenetrable mystery.

In addition to Te Mystery of a Hansom Cab, this edition includes the novels The Crowned Skull (also known as The Red Skull), The Mystery Queen, and The Caravan Crime, and the short story collection Hagar of the Pawn-Shop: The Gypsy Detective.

"A broodingly atmospheric and impossibly well-plotted whodunit . . . I was stunned by the time I had finished it." -- The Bookseller