The Green Mummy

What secret lies hidden inside the green mummy—and who will kill to possess it?

In Fergus Hume’s atmospheric classic mystery, young artist Archie Hope hopes only to marry Lucy Kendal, but their romance is soon entangled in the obsessive schemes of Professor Braddock, an Egyptologist desperate for fame, funds, and ancient relics. When a rare Peruvian mummy wrapped in green becomes the prize of collectors, adventurers, and fortune-seekers, its arrival brings not scholarly triumph but murder. A missing corpse, stolen emeralds, suspicious strangers, and a trail of deception pull Archie, Lucy, Sir Frank Random, Don Pedro, Mrs. Jasher, and the sinister Cockatoo into a web of greed and betrayal.

Why you will love this

If you enjoy classic detective stories, Victorian intrigue, archaeological mysteries, and melodramatic twists, The Green Mummy offers a richly plotted puzzle filled with eccentric characters, gothic atmosphere, romance, and sensational crime. Narrator Jobelle B Mendoza brings fresh life to Hume’s suspenseful tale of obsession and justice.

About the Author

Fergus Hume was a prolific British-born novelist best known for The Mystery of a Hansom Cab, one of the bestselling detective novels of the nineteenth century. His works helped shape early crime fiction with their dramatic plotting, vivid settings, and ingenious mysteries.