Project Gutenberg 2017-10-20 Public domain in the USA. 219 Hume, Fergus 1859 1932 Hume, Ferguson Wright Hume, Fergus W. (Ferguson Wright) Tracked by a Tattoo: A Mystery Produced by Charles Bowen from page scans provided by La Trobe University, Melbourne Australia "Tracked by a Tattoo: A Mystery" by Fergus Hume is a detective novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers around the character of Mr. Fanks, a detective from Scotland Yard, who leads a double life as both a law enforcer and a socialite. The narrative begins with the shocking murder of a gentleman named Sir Gregory Fellenger in a notorious area of London known for crime, setting off a chain of investigations that promise intrigue and dark secrets linked to the victim's mysterious past. At the start of the novel, the protagonist, Mr. Fanks, learns of the murder and promptly hurries to the scene of the crime, where he interacts with various characters, including a suspicious landlady and a nervous doctor. Fanks uncovers that the victim had been poisoned and discovers a tattoo on the deceased's arm, which connects to a series of cryptic messages hinting at a deeper conspiracy. The initial chapters unveil the peculiar circumstances surrounding the murder, hinting at the influence of a woman from the victim's past whose identity and connection to the crime remain shrouded in mystery, propelling Fanks into a complex investigation involving deception, identity, and the secrets hidden beneath society's surface. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Detective and mystery stories London (England) -- Fiction Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction PR Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels Category: British Literature 513121 2025-06-22T09:27:44.830311 text/html 506759 2024-10-23T02:46:42 text/html 430882 2025-06-22T09:27:52.524293 application/epub+zip 441787 2025-06-22T09:27:46.387283 application/epub+zip 261183 2025-06-22T09:27:45.619352 application/epub+zip 390701 2025-06-22T09:27:56.663219 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 371371 2025-06-22T09:27:51.771277 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 341560 2022-08-25T07:25:03.643197 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 473461 2023-09-24T06:16:49.014125 text/plain 453657 2024-10-23T02:46:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16215 2025-06-22T09:27:56.805217 application/rdf+xml 21381 2025-06-22T09:27:45.733308 image/jpeg 3145 2025-06-22T09:27:45.674360 image/jpeg 894965 2025-06-22T09:27:44.886337 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia