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The Mystery of a Hansom Cab (1886) by Fergus Hume is a landmark Victorian detective novel set in Melbourne, Australia. When a wealthy gentleman is found murdered in a hansom cab, suspicion falls on young Brian Fitzgerald. The investigation uncovers a tangled web of blackmail, bigamy, and hidden identities stretching from Melbourne's slums to its elite drawing rooms. It outsold early Sherlock Holmes stories and inspired Conan Doyle to write A Study in Scarlet.