Project Gutenberg 2018-01-11 Public domain in the USA. 178 Hume, Fergus 1859 1932 Hume, Ferguson Wright Hume, Fergus W. (Ferguson Wright) The Scarlet Bat: A Detective Story Produced by Charles Bowen from page scans provided by Google Books (University of Wisconsin--Madison) "The Scarlet Bat: A Detective Story" by Fergus Hume is a detective novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Frank Lancaster, a journalist who finds himself implicated in the murder of Walter Starth, a man with whom he had a violent confrontation. As Lancaster navigates the complexities of suspicion and a shadowy past, he faces the threats of both the law and hidden enemies, forcing him into a desperate search for the truth. At the start of the novel, Frank Lancaster engages in a brawl in a bar after being insulted by Starth, who openly expresses his dislike for Lancaster, especially concerning his attention towards the attractive music-hall star, "Fairy Fan." After the fight, Lancaster receives an invitation from Starth to reconcile, but upon arriving at Starth’s home, he is drugged and later wakes up to discover Starth dead from a gunshot wound—his own missing pistol the primary murder weapon. The opening chapters deftly set up a whirlwind of drama, foreshadowing the entangled relationships and sinister motives that will unfold as Lancaster attempts to clear his name. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.4 (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 468713 2025-07-22T11:48:57.525395 text/html 488668 2018-01-11T06:13:58 text/html 241548 2025-07-22T11:49:05.911389 application/epub+zip 250582 2025-07-22T11:49:00.492368 application/epub+zip 237905 2025-07-22T11:48:59.290406 application/epub+zip 444333 2025-07-22T11:49:09.669364 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 428214 2025-07-22T11:49:05.124373 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 392652 2022-08-25T11:28:32.542240 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 432751 2025-07-22T11:48:55.756437 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 432962 2018-01-11T06:13:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18729 2025-07-22T11:49:10.007317 application/rdf+xml 12151 2025-07-22T11:48:59.794367 image/jpeg 3018 2025-07-22T11:48:59.542372 image/jpeg 159776 2018-01-11T06:14:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 165674 2018-01-11T06:14:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 234396 2025-07-22T11:48:57.560394 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