The Scarlet Bat

"The Scarlet Bat: A Detective Story" by Fergus Hume

Ferguson Wright Hume, known as Fergus Hume, was a prolific English novelist, known for his detective fiction, thrillers, and mysteries. In this turn-of-the-century book, readers are taken back to a time when solving crimes came down to intuition. However, society doesn't stop just because there's a mystery to be solved; weddings, romance, and the world must continue as usual.