Project Gutenberg 2006-04-13 Public domain in the USA. 127 Gaboriau, Emile 1832 1873 Gaboriau, Émile Monsieur Lecoq, v. 1 Produced by David Moynihan, Dagny; David Widger "Monsieur Lecoq, v. 1" by Emile Gaboriau is a detective novel written in the mid-19th century. The book introduces readers to a gritty and atmospheric Paris where crime and vagrancy lurk behind every corner. The narrative begins with a band of detectives led by Inspector Gevrol as they investigate a violent clash in a notorious drinking den known as the Poivriere, setting the stage for the unraveling of a complex murder mystery. At the start of the story, the police arrive at the scene, responding to a brutal fight that has left three men dead and one wounded. As they enter the establishment, Gevrol and his team are met with chaos and bloodshed, indicating a struggle that had taken place shortly before their arrival. Among the melee, a young detective named Lecoq distinguishes himself by deducing critical information that his superior overlooks, hinting at a deeper connection among the individuals involved in the skirmish. Lecoq's keen observations and unwavering determination portray him as a promising figure in the police force, setting the stage for a captivating journey of crime-solving in the face of deception and danger. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Detective and mystery stories French fiction -- Translations into English PQ Text Detective Fiction Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 695553 695554 2024-10-02T11:05:32.037223 2023-10-02T09:38:23.792420 text/html text/html 727615 2021-01-27T07:45:01 text/html; charset=utf-8 236119 2021-01-27T07:45:01 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 312571 2024-10-02T11:05:42.243212 application/epub+zip 324176 2024-10-02T11:05:35.430238 application/epub+zip 309914 2024-10-02T11:05:33.959218 application/epub+zip 575027 2024-10-02T11:05:47.606177 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 539987 2024-10-02T11:05:41.373190 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 515168 2022-09-02T12:58:36.454807 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 589759 589729 2024-10-02T11:05:30.589271 2023-10-02T09:38:22.627410 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 601460 2016-09-24T12:43:56 text/plain; charset=utf-8 223681 2016-09-24T12:46:18 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 589652 2015-05-14T14:13:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 222232 2015-05-14T14:14:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22053 2024-10-02T11:05:47.759148 application/rdf+xml 13874 2024-10-02T11:05:34.525249 image/jpeg 3682 2024-10-02T11:05:34.235261 image/jpeg 305129 2024-10-02T11:05:32.092311 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 en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia