Gaboriau Émile

Audiobook Monsieur Lecoq, written by Émile Gaboriau. Monsieur Lecoq, created in 1866 by Émile Gaboriau, is the first police detective hero in fiction. A meticulous and relentless investigator, the character of Lecoq influenced the creation of later fictional detectives and is cited in Conan-Doyle’s first Sherlock Holmes adventure, A Study in Scarlet.

Classic detective story and fourth book in the Monsieur Lecoq series.

A classic detective story, the second one in the "Monsieur Lecoq" series.

Fifth book in the "Monsieur Lecoq" series and the sequel to "Monsieur Lecoq".

Also known as "The Blackmailers", this story is the third book in the "Monsieur Lecoq" series.

Excerpt:"Those who anticipated the discovery of a crime, were unhappily not deceived. The commissary was convinced of this as soon as he crossed the threshold. Everything in the first room pointed with a sad eloquence to the recent presence of a malefactor. The furniture was knocked about, and a chest of drawers and two large trunks had been forced and broken open."