The Widow Lerouge


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THE WIDOW LEROUGE THE LEROUGE CASE


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Considered by many to be the first detective novel, The Lerouge Case (aka The Widow Lerouge) introduces Monsieur Lecoq (later Inspector Lecoq), a former “habitual criminal” who becomes a police officer. Émile Gaboriau based Lecoq at least in part on an actual criminal-turned-police-officer, Eugène Vidocq, who went on to be the first director of the Sûreté. In this first book, Lecoq plays a relatively small part, the bulk of the mystery solving being done by Lecoq’s mentor Tabaret, an amateur detective.




The Widow Lerouge


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The Widow Lerouge


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The Widow Lerouge


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The Lerouge Case


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Reproduction of the original: The Lerouge Case by Emile Gaboriau




The Widow Lerouge


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The Lerouge Case: the Widow Lerouge


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Émile Gaboriau was a renowned 19th century French writer who wrote a number of mystery classics that helped revolutionize the genre. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was inspired by Gaboriau's own detective characters to fashion the legendary Sherlock Holmes. This is one of his most famous works




The Widow Lerouge


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The Lerouge Case


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