"The Lone Inn: A Mystery" by Fergus Hume Ferguson Wright Hume, known as Fergus Hume, was a prolific English novelist, known for his detective fiction, thrillers, and mysteries and this book is no different. A thrilling tale that takes place at a mysterious inn, where a young man on a walking tour finds that a childhood friend is spending the night there as well to meet his twin brother. This bright occasion is soured the next morning when his friend turns out to have been murdered.