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The Mystery of Orcival (Fr: Le Crime d'Orcival) is an 1867 novel by the 19th century French writer ?mile Gaboriau.Publication history[edit]The book was first published in French in 1867. An English translation was published in New York by Hoyt and Williams.[1] A version illustrated... Read Full Overview

Le Crime d'Orcival (+Biographie et Bibliographie) (6X9po Glossy Cover Finish): Deux braconniers, le

Un meurtre a ?t? commis au ch'teau d'Orcival, propri?t? du comte de Tr?morel. Alors que la police est persuad?e d'avoir trouv? les coupables et r?gl? cette sanglante affaire, l'agent de s?ret? Lecoq arrive de Paris et remet tout en question. Ce d?nouement rapide lui para?t en... Read Full Overview

mile Gaboriau's methodical detective Monsieur Lecoq ("Mr. Rooster") of the S ret was inspired by the real-life thief turned police officer Eug ne Fran ois Vidocq.

Set primarily in a series of small towns on the Seine that are now suburbs of Paris, The Mystery of Orcival... Read Full Overview

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional... Read Full Overview

Plongez dans l'univers captivant d' mile Gaboriau avec "Le Crime d'Orcival", un roman policier classique du XIXe si cle. L'auteur, consid r comme l'un des pr curseurs du genre policier, offre une intrigue complexe et pleine de rebondissements. L'histoire se d roule dans la petite... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

Le crime d'Orcival est un roman policier classique de l' poque victorienne. Dans ce roman complexe et captivant, Gaboriau raconte l'histoire de la mort tragique d'un artiste dans le petit village d'Orcival, en Auvergne. L'enqu teur amateur Lecoq est appel pour r soudre l'affaire,... Read Full Overview

En la aldea de Orcival, unos pescadores furtivos han descubierto el cad ver de una mujer, la Condesa de Tr morel. No muy lejos de all , el castillo en el que habitaba la v ctima ha sido profusamente registrado, y la polic a no halla rastro alguno del Conde de Tr morel, esposo... Read Full Overview

The Mystery of Orcival is a novel by mile Gaboriau, published in 1867, and part of the Monsieur Lecoq series. Similar to Sherlock Holmes, Lecoq is a genius detective; arrogant, proud, a master of disguise, and known for deducing things that others cannot see. The character was... Read Full Overview

The Mystery of Orcival is a novel by mile Gaboriau, published in 1867, and part of the Monsieur Lecoq series. Similar to Sherlock Holmes, Lecoq is a genius detective; arrogant, proud, a master of disguise, and known for deducing things that others cannot see. The character was... Read Full Overview