Émile Gaboriau, 1833-1873
Biographical note
French writer, considered the father of detective fiction. His first novel, The Lerouge Case was a huge success. We see the emergence of Lecoq, the detective. This character inspired Conan Doyle as a model of the ingenious detective who solves mysteries by his extraordinary deductive capabilities. But, unlike Sherlock Holmes, Lecoq is based on more realistic investigations, closer to the advancements of forensic science at the time.
Works
In English translation
- The Widow Lerouge [1866]
- The Mystery of Orcival [1867]
- Caught In The Net [18--]
- Monsieur Lecoq [1868]
- The Honor of the Name [1891]
- File No. 113 [1867]
- The Count's Millions [1870]
- Baron Trigault's Vengeance [1870]
- The Clique of Gold [1873]
- Within an Inch of His Life [1873]
- Other People's Money [1874]
- The Champdoce Mystery [18--]
In French
- Le treizième Hussards [1861] (The 13th Hussars)
- Mariages d'aventure [1862]
- Monsieur J.-D. de Saint-Roch, ambassadeur matrimonial (The Matrimonial Ambassador: Monsieur J. D. de Saint-Roch)
- Promesses de mariage (Promises of Marriage)
- Les Gens de Bureau [1862] (The Men of the Bureau)
- L'Affaire Lerouge [1866] (The Widow Lerouge / The Lerouge Affair)
- Le Crime d'Orcival [1867] (The Mystery of Orcival)
- Les Esclaves de Paris [1868] (Slaves of Paris)
- Le Chantage (Caught in the Net)
- Le Secret de la Maison de Champdoce (The Champdoce Mystery)
- Monsieur Lecoq [1869]
- Le Dossier n° 113 [1867] (File No. 113 / The Blackmailers)
- Lia d'Argeles (Baron Trigault's Vengeance)
- La Vie infernale [1870] (The Count's Millions)
- Pascal et Marguerite - The Count's Millions
- La Clique dorée [1871] (The Clique of Gold / The Gilded Clique)
- La Dégringolade [1872] - Catastrophe / The Downward Path
- La Corde au cou [1873] (Rope Around His Neck / In Peril of His Life / In Deadly Peril)
- L'Argent des autres [1874] (Other People's Money / A Great Robbery)
- Le Petit Vieux des Batignolles / [1876]
- Le Capitaine Coutanceau [1878] (Captain Coutanceau)
- Une Disparition [1876] (Missing! / 1000 Francs Reward)
- Maudite maison [1876] (The Unfortunate House)
- Amours d'une empoisonneuse [1881] - Intrigues of a Poisoner / An Adventuress of France / The Marquise De Brinvilliers)
- Les cotillons célèbres I
