‘Pascal and Marguerite’ – The Count de Chalusse is found in his coach, stricken with an apoplexy, after some disturbing news he received that morning. The count has been living with a young and mysterious Marguerite and without family ties. After it is discovered that the count promised two million francs to Marguerite, a suspicion falls on her and nobody actually knows who is she and why the count has taken her on his side.
‘Baron Trigault’s Vengeance’ is the sequel to the story of The Count’s Millions. An unresolved mystery is keeping beautiful Marguerite from marrying Pascal Ferailleur and the scheming Baron Trigault is out for revenge.
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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.
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