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The Bishop's Secret

by Fergus Hume

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Publisher's Preface
2:55
Chapter 01 "Enter Mrs. Pansey As Chorus"
19:35
Chapter 02 The Bishop Is Wanted
21:09
Chapter 03 The Unforeseen Happens
20:27
Chapter 04 The Curiosity Of Mr. Cargrim
20:36
Chapter 05 The Derby Winner
17:42
Chapter 06 The Man With The Scar
16:30
Chapter 07 An Interesting Conversation
19:37
Chapter 08 On Saturday Night
17:50
Chapter 09 An Exciting Adventure
18:00
Chapter 10 Morning Service In The Minster
18:02
Chapter 11 Miss Whichello's Luncheon-party
18:33
Chapter 12 Bell Mosk Pays A Visit
16:35
Chapter 13 A Stormy Night
19:09
Chapter 14 "Rumour full Of Tongues"
17:42
Chapter 15 The Gipsy Ring
19:33
Chapter 16 The Zeal Of Inspector Tinkler
18:10
Chapter 17 A Clerical Detective
20:16
Chapter 18 The Chaplain On The Warpath
17:34
Chapter 19 The Bishop's Request
18:24
Chapter 20 Mother Jael
19:53
Chapter 21 Mrs. Pansey's Festival
21:50
Chapter 22 Mr. Mosk Is Indiscreet
17:31
Chapter 23 In The Library
21:39
Chapter 24 The Bishop Asserts Himself
18:44
Chapter 25 Mr. Baltic, Missionary
18:48
Chapter 26 The Amazement Of Sir Harry Brace
19:19
Chapter 27 What Mother Jael Saw
18:22
Chapter 28 The Return Of Gabriel
19:29
Chapter 29 The Confession Of Bishop Pendle
18:32
Chapter 30 Blackmail
17:28
Chapter 31 Mr. Baltic On The Trail
18:50
Chapter 32 The Initials
18:09
Chapter 33 Mr. Baltic Explains Himself
22:20
Chapter 34 The Wages Of Sin
20:56
Chapter 35 The Honour Of Gabriel
23:04
Chapter 36 The Rebellion Of Mrs. Pendle
20:12
Chapter 37 Deo Ex Machina
21:40
Chapter 38 Exit Mr. Cargrim
23:09
Chapter 39 All's Well That Ends Well
23:32

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About this book

In the sleepy cathedral city of Beorminster, the calm of clerical society is broken when a mysterious stranger calls on Bishop Pendle after dark, then turns up shot dead soon after. Suspicion falls on the bishop himself, a devout man who plainly has something to hide. Fergus Hume threads the investigation through a gallery of church-town figures: the gossiping widow Mrs Pansey, the scheming chaplain Cargrim, who wants the bishop's secret for his own ends, and Ben Baltic, an odd detective who is half South Seas missionary and half enquiry agent. Published in 1900, it is a satisfying example of the late-Victorian ecclesiastical mystery, written by the author of the record-breaking bestseller The Mystery of a Hansom Cab. The blackmail, scandal, and buried past reward a patient reader.

About the author

Fergus Hume

Fergus Hume entered literary life in 1880s Melbourne and became a prolific novelist after moving to England. He first published The Mystery of a Hansom Cab in 1886 after local publishers declined it; the book became an early landmark of popular detective fiction.