Blockbuster!
By Lucy Sussex
- Release Date: 2015-06-24
- Genre: Biographies & Memoirs
Description
Fergus Hume was an aspiring playwright when he moved from Dunedin to Melbourne in 1885. He wrote The Mystery of a Hansom Cab with the humble hope of bringing his name to the attention of theatre managers. The book sold out its first run almost instantly and it became a runaway word-of-mouth phenomenon—but its author sold the copyright for a mere fifty pounds, missing out on a potential fortune.
Blockbuster! is the engrossing story of a book that would help define the genre of crime fiction, and a portrait of a great city in full bloom. Rigorously researched and full of arresting detail, this captivating book is a must-read for all fans of true crime, history and crime fiction alike.
Winner, Victorian Community History Awards, History Publication Award, 2015
Longlisted, Davitt Awards, Best Non-Fiction Book, 2016
Shortlisted, Ngaio Marsh Award for Non-fiction, New Zealand, 2017
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