Project Gutenberg 2005-04-07 Public domain in the USA. 128 Gaboriau, Emile 1832 1873 Gaboriau, Émile L'affaire Lerouge Reading ease score: 83.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. "L'Affaire Lerouge" by Émile Gaboriau is a detective novel written in the mid-19th century. The story centers around the mysterious death of the widow Lerouge, who is found murdered in her home, prompting a police investigation led by a diligent magistrate and his aides as they seek to uncover the truth behind her tragic demise. The narrative unfolds through the initial gathering of witnesses and detectives, establishing a gripping atmosphere that hints at complex interpersonal dynamics and societal themes. At the start of the novel, a group of concerned villagers approaches the police after the widow Lerouge goes missing, culminating in the discovery of her lifeless body in a disordered home. As the investigating officers arrive, they encounter a scene marked by violence, with signs of a struggle and theft, leading to the implication of foul play rather than a mere robbery. The police begin to piece together the widow's life, revealing scant information about her past and potential motives for her murder, indicating this case may be entwined with broader secrets and possibly implicating notable figures from her past. Through the perspective of various characters, the narrative expertly builds suspense while exploring the themes of crime, perception, and justice. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr Mystery and detective stories Lecoq, Monsieur (Fictitious character) -- Fiction PQ Text Detective Fiction FR Littérature Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 797566 797567 2024-10-07T06:15:55.262318 2023-09-07T07:47:36.365764 text/html text/html 812164 2021-10-14T16:16:08 text/html 365094 2024-10-07T06:16:06.361784 application/epub+zip 378976 2024-10-07T06:15:57.657284 application/epub+zip 378976 2024-10-07T06:15:56.226289 application/epub+zip 666613 2024-10-07T06:16:12.778706 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 651953 2024-10-07T06:16:05.422753 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 625508 2022-09-07T22:33:42.401030 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 768767 768795 2024-10-07T06:15:52.670317 2023-09-07T07:47:34.381759 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 768546 2021-10-14T16:17:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20444 2024-10-07T06:16:12.917700 application/rdf+xml 13433 2024-10-07T06:15:56.799281 image/jpeg 3470 2024-10-07T06:15:56.511290 image/jpeg 290998 2021-10-14T16:17:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 297792 2021-10-14T16:18:17 application/octet-stream application/zip 358202 2024-10-07T06:15:55.339291 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia