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Monsieur Lecoq of the French S ret is called to investigate a Bank Robbery in one of the world's first detective novels, widely credited as the inspiration for Sherlock Holmes.

A sensational bank robbery of 350,000 francs is the talk of Paris, with suspicion falling... Read Full Overview

Emile Gaboriau is frequently credited with being the creator of the modern detective story. He drew on the 40 years of slow evolution of the crime story, following Edgar Allen Poe in the United States, and writers such as Paul Feval, Eugene Sue, Alexandre Dumas the elder, and... Read Full Overview

Le dossier 113

This detective novel follows the brilliant and resourceful Monsieur Lecoq, an early precursor to Sherlock Holmes, as he investigates a mysterious crime. When a seemingly simple case of murder turns into a complex web of intrigue involving hidden identities and secret pasts,... Read Full Overview

Un vol audacieux, une enqu te haletante, et un myst re r soudre: Le Dossier 113 d'Emile Gaboriau nous plonge dans les m andres de la justice et de la criminalit du XIXe si cle. L'histoire se d roule dans le Paris de la Belle poque, une p riode marqu e par des bouleversements... Read Full Overview

This detective novel follows the brilliant and resourceful Monsieur Lecoq, an early precursor to Sherlock Holmes, as he investigates a mysterious crime. When a seemingly simple case of murder turns into a complex web of intrigue involving hidden identities and secret pasts,... Read Full Overview

On lisait dans tous les journaux du soir du mardi 28 f vrier 186.. le fait divers suivant: Un vol tr s consid rable, commis au pr judice d'un honorable banquier de la capitale, M. Andr Fauvel, a mis ce matin en moi tout le quartier de la rue de Provence. Des malfaiteurs d'une... Read Full Overview

File No. 113 is the third book in the Monsieur Lecoq by ?mile Gaboriau. Published in 1867, it tells the story of a bank robbery. Whilst the police look with suspicion at the employees, Detective Lecoq sees something else.

File No. 113 is the third book in the Monsieur Lecoq by ?mile Gaboriau. Published in 1867, it tells the story of a bank robbery. Whilst the police look with suspicion at the employees, Detective Lecoq sees something else.

File No. 113 is the third book in the Monsieur Lecoq by ?mile Gaboriau. Published in 1867, it tells the story of a bank robbery. Whilst the police look with suspicion at the employees, Detective Lecoq sees something else.

File No. 113 is the third book in the Monsieur Lecoq by ?mile Gaboriau. Published in 1867, it tells the story of a bank robbery. Whilst the police look with suspicion at the employees, Detective Lecoq sees something else.

File No. 113 is the third book in the Monsieur Lecoq by ?mile Gaboriau. Published in 1867, it tells the story of a bank robbery. Whilst the police look with suspicion at the employees, Detective Lecoq sees something else.

File No. 113 is the third book in the Monsieur Lecoq by ?mile Gaboriau. Published in 1867, it tells the story of a bank robbery. Whilst the police look with suspicion at the employees, Detective Lecoq sees something else.

File No. 113 is the third book in the Monsieur Lecoq by ?mile Gaboriau. Published in 1867, it tells the story of a bank robbery. Whilst the police look with suspicion at the employees, Detective Lecoq sees something else.

File No. 113 is the third book in the Monsieur Lecoq by ?mile Gaboriau. Published in 1867, it tells the story of a bank robbery. Whilst the police look with suspicion at the employees, Detective Lecoq sees something else.