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Publisher	Prints Publications Pvt Ltd
ISBN-13	9789366972763
Binding	Paper back
Number of Pages	148 Pages
Language	English
Dimension (Inches)	5.5''*8.5''
Weight (Grams)	168
Subject	Horror
Category	Popular Classic

A Creature of the Night by Fergus Hume is a mystery novel set in Italy, featuring a haunting, gothic atmosphere. The protagonist pursues a mysterious figure linked to a troubled past involving a possibly murdered tenor, romance, and betrayal. Exploring the deserted Palazzo Morone, he uncovers secrets and deception, blending suspense, romance, and the supernatural. Hume, renowned for ‘The Mystery of a Hansom Cab’, was a master of suspense and mystery fiction in his era.

Fergus Hume

Fergus Hume was a British-born mystery writer best known for The Mystery of a Hansom Cab (1886), a hugely popular early detective novel. After moving to New Zealand and Australia, he wrote hundreds of suspenseful, gothic stories inspired by real crimes, influencing later writers like Arthur Conan Doyle.

Contents

1.	The Ghoul	7
2.	A Boccaccian Adventure	14
3.	The Feast of Ghosts	24
4.	The Angello Household	34
5.	Lost	40
6.	A Haunted Palace	47
7.	At the Teatro Ezzelino	56
8.	The Phantom of Lucrezia Borgia	64
9.	Fiore della Casa	71
10.	A Voice in the Darkness	78
11.	The Marchese Beltrami	87
12.	Death in Life	93
13.	"Down among the Dead Men"	103
14.	The New Lazarus	113
15.	Found	122
16.	An Interrupted Honeymoon	129
17.	Nemesis	136
18.	A Last Word	144

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