When I checked just now, Amazon US has a bunch of free public domain books by Fergus Hume, including The Mystery of the Hansom Cab. Since US copyright laws are outrageously restrictive, I'd think that if they're public domain here, they would have to be public domain just about everywhere. This looks like maybe an author I'd like, although the few reviews available on Amazon US are sort of spotty. Anyway, I've already sent this one to my Android phone and will give a try - thanks lynx-lynx!
P.S. Project Gutenberg has a bunch too...
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