The Mandarin's Fan

A detective novel by Fergus Hume, author of "The Mystery of a Hansom Cab," published in 1904. It follows impoverished Rupert Ainsleigh, heir to a family curse tied to his ancestral estate, as an advertisement, a mysterious fan, and a Chinese mandarin lead into mystery and intrigue.

Public domain in the US. From Project Gutenberg.

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Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic mystery and detective stories›Detective novels and casebooks›Sherlock Holmes and his rivals, 1887 to 1913

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Bibliophiles›Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic mystery and detective stories›Detective novels and casebooks›Sherlock Holmes and his rivals, 1887 to 1913