Project Gutenberg 2017-11-13 Public domain in the USA. 159 Hume, Fergus 1859 1932 Hume, Ferguson Wright Hume, Fergus W. (Ferguson Wright) The Lady from Nowhere: A Detective Story Produced by Charles Bowen from page scans provided by the Internet Archive (Princeton University) "The Lady from Nowhere: A Detective Story" by Fergus Hume is a detective novel written in the late 19th century. The story begins with a mysterious murder in Grangebury, a suburb of London, where a woman named Maria Presk discovers her lodger, Miss Ligram, dead in her opulent room adorned in yellow. As the police investigate, the tale unfolds, revealing layers of intrigue, deception, and the pursuit of justice. At the start of the narrative, the calm of the night is shattered when screams of "murder" fill the streets, leading the local constable to a disheveled and terrified woman, Maria Presk. She reveals the grisly fate of her lodger, igniting the investigation led by the capable detective Absolom Gebb. As the detectives examine the scene, they uncover an unusual set of circumstances including a pack of cards laid out with the death-card—the ace of spades—visible in Miss Ligram’s lap. The opening chapters delve into the chaotic aftermath of the murder, establishing the mystery surrounding Miss Ligram's life and the secrets of her lavishly furnished "Yellow Boudoir," setting the stage for a complex exploration of her enigmatic past and the pursuit of her killer. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Detective and mystery stories England -- Fiction Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction PR Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels Category: British Literature 382364 2025-07-22T09:51:57.304761 text/html 371700 2024-10-23T02:53:46 text/html 211281 2025-07-22T09:52:05.122738 application/epub+zip 219247 2025-07-22T09:52:00.280751 application/epub+zip 210412 2025-07-22T09:51:59.105756 application/epub+zip 422076 2025-07-22T09:52:08.544705 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 408205 2025-07-22T09:52:04.361767 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 349073 2022-08-25T08:36:58.363835 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 350889 2025-07-22T09:51:55.993746 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 331080 2024-10-23T02:53:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16946 2025-07-22T09:52:08.679695 application/rdf+xml 15204 2025-07-22T09:51:59.603746 image/jpeg 3508 2025-07-22T09:51:59.352725 image/jpeg 205236 2025-07-22T09:51:57.332784 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