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 apparently based on Eug ne Fran ois Vidocq, a police officer who used to be a thief.
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