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Monsieur Lecoq Series:
The Widow Lerouge
The Mystery of Orcival
File No. 113
Monsieur Lecoq
The Honor of the Name
Caught in the Net
The Champdoce Mystery
Other Mysteries:
The Count’s Millions
Pascal and Marguerite
Baron Trigault’s Vengeance
The Clique of Gold
Other People’s Money
Within an Inch of His Life
Short Stories:
A Thousand Francs Reward
Military Sketches
The Cantiniere
The Barber of the Squadron
The Vaguemestre
The Zouave
The Fantassin, or Foot-Soldier
The Soldier of the Light Infantry
Circa l’autore
Émile Gaboriau (1832-1873) was a French writer, novelist, journalist, and a pioneer of detective fiction. He became a secretary to Paul Féval, and after publishing some novels and miscellaneous writings, found his real gift in detective novels. Gaboriau’s most famous character was Monsieur Lecoq, a young police officer who was the hero in several of his novels. He also wrote a long series of novels dealing with the annals of the police court which proved very popular.