Émile Gaboriau
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A grisly triple murder occurs in a down-and-out quarter of Paris, and the petty criminal apprehended at the scene of the crime is considered clearly guilty-except by young Monsieur Lecoq. The brilliant but inexperienced young detective digs deeper into the case to discover an affair of family honor involving blackmail, secret identities, and suicide. Outwitted at every turn, Lecoq is compelled to attempt a last-ditch gamble. First published in 1869,...
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This early work by Émile Gaboriau was originally published in the late 19th century and we are now republishing it with a brand new introduction. 'Caught in the Net' is one of Gaboriau's novels of crime and mystery. Émile Gaboriau was born in the small town of Saujon, Charente-Maritime, France. During his twenties, he became a secretary to Paul Féval – a an author now regarded as one of the fathers of modern crime fiction, whose Jean Diable (1862)...
3) File No. 113
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"File No. 113" by Emile Gaboriau. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that...
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"Other People's money" is a novel exploring the morality of speculative investing. M. Vincent Favoral is the model businessman, the Chief Cashier of the respected Mutual Credit Society. A dinner with friends at home one evening is rudely interrupted when he receives a visit from his boss, the Director of the Society, Baron de Thaller. In the ensuing argument between the two, it emerges that M. Favoral has lost a considerable amount of money through...
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The 1st book featuring Monsieur Lecoq - Paris's most perceptive detective, and a precursor to Sherlock Holmes The Widow Lerouge lived alone in an isolated cottage on the outskirts of Paris. When she is not seen for several days, her neighbors alert the gendarmes, who discover that the widow has been savagely murdered in her home. But who would have committed such a monstrous crime? The local police force is stumped. Enter Monsieur Tabaret - a former...
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This early work by Émile Gaboriau was originally published in 1867 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introduction. 'The Mystery of Orcival' is one of Gaboriau's novels of crime and mystery. Émile Gaboriau was born in the small town of Saujon, Charente-Maritime, France. During his twenties, he became a secretary to Paul Féval – a an author now regarded as one of the fathers of modern crime fiction, whose Jean Diable (1862) is seen...
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This early work by Émile Gaboriau was originally published in 1870 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introduction. 'The Count's Millions' is one of Gaboriau's novels of crime and mystery. Émile Gaboriau was born in the small town of Saujon, Charente-Maritime, France. During his twenties, he became a secretary to Paul Féval – a an author now regarded as one of the fathers of modern crime fiction, whose Jean Diable (1862) is seen...
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This early work by Émile Gaboriau was originally published in 1871 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introduction. 'The Clique of Gold' is one of Gaboriau's novels of crime and mystery. Émile Gaboriau was born in the small town of Saujon, Charente-Maritime, France. During his twenties, he became a secretary to Paul Féval – a an author now regarded as one of the fathers of modern crime fiction, whose Jean Diable (1862) is seen as...
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This early work by Émile Gaboriau was originally published in the late 19th century and we are now republishing it with a brand new introduction. 'Within an Inch of His Life' is one of Gaboriau's novels of crime and mystery. Émile Gaboriau was born in the small town of Saujon, Charente-Maritime, France. During his twenties, he became a secretary to Paul Féval – a an author now regarded as one of the fathers of modern crime fiction, whose Jean...
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This early work by Émile Gaboriau was originally published in the late 19th century and we are now republishing it with a brand new introduction. 'The Honor of the Name' is one of Gaboriau's novels of crime and mystery. Émile Gaboriau was born in the small town of Saujon, Charente-Maritime, France. During his twenties, he became a secretary to Paul Féval – a an author now regarded as one of the fathers of modern crime fiction, whose Jean Diable...
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This early work by Émile Gaboriau was originally published in the late 19th century and we are now republishing it with a brand new introduction. 'The Champdoce Mystery' is one of Gaboriau's novels of crime and mystery. Émile Gaboriau was born in the small town of Saujon, Charente-Maritime, France. During his twenties, he became a secretary to Paul Féval – a an author now regarded as one of the fathers of modern crime fiction, whose Jean Diable...
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Extrait: "Le jeudi 6 mars 1862, surlendemain du Mardi gras, cinq femmes du village de La Jonchère se présentaient au bureau de police de Bougival. Elles racontaient que depuis deux jours personne n'avait aperçu une de leurs voisines, la veuve Lerouge, qui habitait seule une maisonnette isolée. A plusieurs reprises, elles avaient frappé en vain. Les fenêtres comme la porte étant exactement fermées, il avait été impossible de jeter un coup...
14) La corde au cou
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Extrait : "Dans la nuit du 22 au 23 juin 1871, vers une heure, le faubourg de Paris, qui est le principal et le plus populeux faubourg de la jolie ville de Sauveterre, fut mis en émoi par le galop frénétique d'un cheval sonnant sur les pavés pointus."
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Monsieur Lecoq of the French Sûreté is called to investigate a Bank Robbery in one of the world's first detective novels, widely credited as the inspiration for Sherlock Holmes.
A sensational bank robbery of 350,000 francs is the talk of Paris, with suspicion falling immediately upon Prosper Bertomy, the young cashier whose extravagant living has been the subject of gossip among his friends. As a network of deceit, blackmail, murder and villainy...