The Green Mummy

by Fergus Hume · audio summary, about 10 min

When a rare Peruvian mummy is shipped to an English village, it arrives containing the body of a murdered assistant instead of the ancient relic, sparking a web of greed, blackmail, and murder.

Key ideas

• The destructive nature of obsession: Professor Braddock's single-minded focus on archaeology and the green mummy leads him to condone murder, blackmail, and theft, ultimately causing his own death.
• The consequences of greed: Multiple characters, including Sidney Bolton, Mrs. Jasher, and Cockatoo, are driven to crime and ruin by the desire for the valuable emeralds hidden within the mummy.
• The persistence of the past: A theft committed thirty years ago in Peru directly causes a chain of murders and mysteries in a quiet English village decades later.

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