Le crime d'Orcival by Emile Gaboriau
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"Le crime d'Orcival" by Émile Gaboriau is a French detective novel published in 1867. When poachers discover the lifeless body of a countess near her ransacked château, the police quickly arrest a suspect who seems guilty. But detective M. Lecoq arrives to restart the investigation from scratch, uncovering fabricated clues and false evidence designed to mislead. He realizes the crime scene has been carefully staged, with planted details meant to confuse investigators.
The case's resolution remains uncertain as Lecoq devises his plan. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Gaboriau, Emile, 1832-1873 |
|---|---|
| Title | Le crime d'Orcival |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mystery_of_Orcival Wikipedia page about this book: fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Crime_d%27Orcival |
| Credits |
Produced by Chuck Greif (This file was produced from images available at gallica.bnf.fr/) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 81.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | French |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Detective and mystery stories |
| Subject | French fiction -- 19th century |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 44620 |
| Release Date | Jan 7, 2014 |
| Last Update | Nov 6, 2025 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 421 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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