Fergus Hume
The Green Mummy: what to read next?
Books close in genre, era, author or reading level, to read in bilingual editions.
Arthur Conan DoyleTales of TerrorA collection of twelve short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, gathered in 1922: six tales of terror and six of mystery, with no detective and no recurring hero. An aviator climbs higher than any record to find out whether creatures live in the sky; a doctor, resting on a farm in…Same countrySame genreSame era
Arthur ReesThe Hand in the DarkAn English detective novel. In the autumn of 1918, the Heredith family is entertaining guests at their old moated manor house in Sussex. Violet, the young wife of the son of the house, is ill and stays alone in her room. During dinner, a scream and then a gunshot ring out…Same countrySame genreSame era
Donn ByrneChangelingA collection of thirteen stories by the Irish-American writer Donn Byrne, published in 1923. In the title story, a former Broadway chorus girl is tried in New York for a murder committed ten years earlier; the policeman who brought her back from the South Seas tells the court…Same genreSame era
Louis TracyThe Silent BarrierA novel of romance and adventure. In London in the early twentieth century, Helen Wynton, a poor young secretary, dreams of seeing the eternal snows of the Alps. A wealthy American, Charles Spencer, overhears her wish and, without revealing his name, pays a small newspaper to…Same countrySame genreSame era
Arthur Conan DoyleThe Hound of the BaskervillesSherlock Holmes, a detective with relentless reasoning, is called to investigate a curse that seems to haunt the Baskerville family. Alongside Dr. Watson, he unravels a case where superstition and reality become intertwined. On a dark and unsettling moor, every clue counts in…Same countrySame genreSame era
Arthur Conan DoyleThe Case Book of Sherlock HolmesSherlock Holmes, a detective with exceptional analytical skills, solves complex cases alongside Dr. Watson, his loyal companion. Each investigation presents varied mysteries where logic and observation are essential. Holmes deciphers the subtlest clues to reveal the truth.…Same countrySame genreSame era
Arthur Conan DoyleThe Adventures of Sherlock HolmesSherlock Holmes, a detective with extraordinary reasoning skills, solves cases no one else understands, accompanied by Dr Watson, narrator and witness to his exploits. Each investigation reveals a complex puzzle where the smallest details become decisive clues. From mysterious…Same countrySame genreSame era
Arthur Conan DoyleThe Return of Sherlock HolmesSherlock Holmes, the exceptional detective believed to be dead, returns to London to resume his investigations alongside Dr. Watson. Faced with complex cases and formidable adversaries, he deploys his keen observation and relentless logic. Each mystery becomes an intellectual…Same countrySame genreSame era
Gaston LerouxThe Phantom of the OperaA ghost haunts the backstage of a Paris opera house, imposing his presence and rules on the artists. Christine, a talented young singer, draws his attention and becomes the center of a strange bond between fascination and control. While another man tries to protect her, the…Same genreSame era
Arnold BennettThe Grand Babylon HotelTheodore Racksole, a wealthy and determined man, settles in a luxurious hotel where a strange event attracts his attention. Accompanied by his daughter Nella, he decides to investigate unusual incidents that hide a far more complex affair. Behind the splendor of the place lurk…Same countrySame genreSame era
Algernon BlackwoodThe Empty HouseA collection of ten supernatural stories. In the title story, young Jim Shorthouse goes with his Aunt Julia, who is passionate about psychical research, to spend a night in an empty house in a small seaside town, where a crime was committed a century earlier. Shorthouse returns…Same countrySame genreSame era
Herbert QuickAladdin and CoAn American novel published in 1904 and narrated by Albert Barslow. A young politician whose career has just come to an end, Albert moves with his wife Alice to join his childhood friend Jim Elkins in Lattimore, a quiet little town in the American West. Jim's plan is to make…Same genreSame era