Monsieur Lecoq — Volume 1 by Emile Gaboriau
"Monsieur Lecoq — Volume 1" by Émile Gaboriau is a detective novel serialized in 1868. When a deadly brawl erupts in a Parisian bar, leaving bodies scattered and one suspect in custody, veteran Inspector Gévrol dismisses it as a simple tavern fight. But young policeman Lecoq sees something more sinister beneath the surface. Following mysterious footprints in the snow and deciphering cryptic clues, he uncovers evidence of a sophisticated conspiracy involving disguised
aristocrats and vanished accomplices, transforming what seemed obvious into an intricate puzzle. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Gaboriau, Emile, 1832-1873 |
|---|---|
| Title |
Monsieur Lecoq — Volume 1 L'enquête |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsieur_Lecoq_(novel) |
| Credits |
Produced by Chuck Greif, Tiffany Vergon, Anne Dreze, Marc D'Hooghe and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 73.2 (7th grade). Fairly 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 |
| Subject | Lecoq, Monsieur (Fictitious character) -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 8650 |
| Release Date | Jul 4, 2008 |
| Most Recently Updated | Nov 15, 2013 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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