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.
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Works
- 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)
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L'Affaire Lerouge [1866] (The Widow Lerouge / The Lerouge Affair)
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The Widow Lerouge [1866]
- Le Crime d'Orcival [1867] (The Mystery of Orcival)
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The Mystery of Orcival [1867]
- Les Esclaves de Paris [1868] (Slaves of Paris)
- Le Chantage (Caught in the Net)
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Caught In The Net [18--]
- Le Secret de la Maison de Champdoce (The Champdoce Mystery)
- Monsieur Lecoq [1869]
L'Enquête [1868]- L'Honneur du Nom [1891]
- Monsieur Lecoq
- The Honor of the Name
- Le Dossier n° 113 [1867] (File No. 113 / The Blackmailers)
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File No. 113 [1867]
- Lia d'Argeles (Baron Trigault's Vengeance)
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Baron Trigault's Vengeance [1870]
- La Vie infernale [1870] (The Count's Millions)
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The Count's Millions [1870]
- Pascal et Marguerite - The Count's Millions
- La Clique dorée [1871] (The Clique of Gold / The Gilded Clique)
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The Clique of Gold [1873]
- La Dégringolade [1872] - Catastrophe / The Downward Path
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La Corde au cou [1873] (Rope Around His Neck / In Peril of His Life / In Deadly Peril)
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Within an Inch of His Life [1873]
- L'Argent des autres [1874] (Other People's Money / A Great Robbery)
- Les hommes de paille
- La pêche en eau trouble
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Other People's Money [1874]
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The Champdoce Mystery [18--]
- Le Petit Vieux des Batignolles [1876] (The Little Old Man of Batignolles)
- 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