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The Émile Gaboriau Library
A crime is committed. A clue is overlooked. A respectable household conceals a secret, and somewhere in the shadows the truth waits to be discovered.
The Émile Gaboriau Library brings the pioneering detective novels of Émile Gaboriau to life in full. Follow Monsieur Lecoq and the investigators who helped shape modern crime fiction as they unravel murders, deceptions, hidden fortunes, and family scandals across nineteenth-century France.
Every clue matters. Every secret has a history. And no…
Episodes
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File No. 113 Chapter 3 Part 2
In which the discreet detective Fanferlot patiently monitors the comings and goings of young clerk Cavaillon, ultimately confronting him with a mysterious note…
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File No. 113 Chapter 3 Part 1
In which the imperturbable commissary of police is called to investigate a perplexing robbery within the sanctum of a Parisian bank, where trust and suspicion…
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File No. 113 Chapters 1-2
In which the calm and orderly world of M. Andre Fauvel's distinguished Parisian banking-house is shattered by an audacious theft of a vast sum, swallowed from…
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The Mystery of Orcival Chapters 27-28
In which the revealing meeting between Laurence and M. Lecoq unfolds amid a storm of past misdeeds and present despair, bringing to light the inexorable chain…
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The Mystery of Orcival Chapters 25-26
In which M. Lecoq and his companion visit the intriguing establishment of Mme. Charman to gather information from the faded Jenny, whose past entanglements…
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The Mystery of Orcival Chapter 24 Part 2
In which a venerable magistrate reveals the tangled web of affection, suspicion, and dread that entangles him with the ill-fated Laurence and the villainous…
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The Mystery of Orcival Chapter 24 Part 1
In which an astute justice of the peace seeks counsel from the ever-resourceful Monsieur Lecoq, who reveals the meticulous methods he employs to unravel the…
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The Mystery of Orcival Chapter 23
In which the determined M. Lecoq presents a compelling reversal of suspicion surrounding a perplexing crime, challenging the judge’s initial convictions with…
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The Mystery of Orcival Chapters 21-22
In which the detective and his companions absorb the harrowing details of a grim family tragedy, punctuated by curses, enmity, and a cunning vengeance that…
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The Mystery of Orcival Chapter 20
In which a grievously ailing man reveals a dark secret to those closest to him, entwining them in a web of accusation, confession, and inescapable fate…
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The Mystery of Orcival Chapter 19
In which the Count de Tremorel observes the feeble return of Sauvresy’s health while secretly grappling with a festering sense of vengeance and dread, as…
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The Mystery of Orcival Chapter 18
In which poor Sauvresy wanders amidst the chill rain and wretched thoughts, grappling with the cruel revelation of his wife's betrayal and the deep wounds…
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The Mystery of Orcival Chapters 16-17
In which the Count de Tremorel, urged by his friend Sauvresy, contemplates a marriage of convenience with the wealthy Laurence Courtois as a means to restore…
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The Mystery of Orcival Chapter 15
In which the tangled affections and uneasy alliances of Valfeuillu’s residents unfold amid whispered jealousies and constrained encounters, revealing the…
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The Mystery of Orcival Chapter 14
In which the companionable and perceptive M. Plantat reveals the complex discontents and concealed passions of the Sauvresy household, unveiling a tale of…
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The Mystery of Orcival Chapter 13
In which the melancholy Count de Tremorel, burdened by misfortune and the weight of public scrutiny, contemplates ending his existence amidst the silent…
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The Mystery of Orcival Chapter 12
In which we observe the decline of Count Hector de Tremorel, a once-idolised figure of Parisian high society, now caught in the sure and pitiless grip of…
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The Mystery of Orcival Chapter 11
In which M. Lecoq, revealing the vulnerabilities behind his assumed disguises, apprehends a suspect in a daring nocturnal encounter, thus moving closer to…
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The Mystery of Orcival Chapter 10 Part 2
In which a careful analysis of events surrounding a murder reveals the meticulous yet frantic acts of a husband concealing a dreadful secret, exposing the…
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The Mystery of Orcival Chapter 10 Part 1
In which the curious and austere setting of M. Plantat’s quiet house forms the backdrop for an evening of measured discourse among gentlemen pondering a…
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The Mystery of Orcival Chapters 8-9
In which the somber examination of a noblewoman’s violent end unfolds with meticulous care, revealing the chilling sequence of wounds and raising intricate…
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The Mystery of Orcival Chapter 7
In which the astute M. Lecoq and the diligent M. Plantat scrutinise a bewildering crime scene with patient inquiry and sharp observation, uncovering a tangled…
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The Mystery of Orcival Chapter 6
In which the astute M. Lecoq scrutinises the scene of a most puzzling crime, discerning subtle details and contradictions that elude his companions, whilst the…
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The Mystery of Orcival Chapters 4-5
In which the apprehension of a dishevelled and defiant servant named Guespin at the scene of a dreadful crime incites a tense inquiry, as the judge of…
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The Mystery of Orcival Chapter 3
In which the austere and conscientious Judge Domini arrives at Orcival to investigate a grave crime, meeting with local officials and a curious assembly of…
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The Mystery of Orcival Chapters 1-2
In which two poachers at dawn discover a grievously wounded noblewoman near a grand estate, prompting the local dignitaries to confront a bewildering scene of…
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The Lerouge Case Chapters 19-20
In which the tragic unraveling of a tormented advocate’s desperate schemes unfolds within the sombre walls of the Commarin household, revealing the heavy toll…
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The Lerouge Case Chapter 18
In which the indefatigable old Tabaret, left to his own devices, doggedly pursues clues through the winding byways of Bougival and Paris, his suspicions…
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The Lerouge Case Chapter 17 Part 2
In which a retired sailor recounts a tangled tale of deceit, switched children, and shattered trust, unveiling a complex web of human frailty and sorrow…
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The Lerouge Case Chapter 17 Part 1
In which a diligent magistrate investigates a perplexing evening involving a young prisoner and a shrewd detective’s discovery of a glove fragment, while an…
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The Lerouge Case Chapter 16
In which a stirring visit brings new hope to a family long shadowed by suspicion and sorrow, as a young lady delivers convincing news that might vindicate an…
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The Lerouge Case Chapter 15 Part 2
In which the devoted Mademoiselle d’Arlange passionately asserts her beloved’s innocence, presenting a carefully recounted alibi that challenges the mounting…
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The Lerouge Case Chapter 15 Part 1
In which a young lady, Miss d’Arlange, visits the magistrate M. Daburon with a resolve born of love and innocence, seeking his aid amidst a grave accusation…
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The Lerouge Case Chapter 14
In which the indomitable old Tabaret, spurred by a sense of duty and a steadfast conviction of innocence, presses on with his investigations despite rejection…
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The Lerouge Case Chapter 13 Part 2
In which a grievous illness renders Madame Gerdy insensible, prompting anxious care from her son Noel, a dedicated advocate, and the arrival of a devoted nun…
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The Lerouge Case Chapter 13 Part 1
In which Noel Gerdy, newly recognised as Count de Commarin’s legitimate son, navigates the delicate and tense introduction to his paternal heritage amidst a…
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The Lerouge Case Chapter 12 Part 2
In which the relentless inquiry led by M. Daburon unearths an accumulation of daunting evidence against Albert, whose steadfast denial and haunting silence…
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The Lerouge Case Chapter 12 Part 1
In which the unfortunate young man Albert finds himself abruptly thrust into the cold and lonely confines of a prison cell, where his thoughts wander…
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The Lerouge Case Chapter 11
In which the proud Count de Commarin, shattered by grievous family secrets, confesses a long-hidden truth and wrestles with profound remorse while an…
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The Lerouge Case Chapter 10
In which the somewhat gloomy precincts of the Palais de Justice become the stage for a solemn inquiry into the sorrowful demise of Widow Lerouge, as M. Daburon…
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The Lerouge Case Chapter 9 Part 2
In which a solemn confrontation unfolds between a young nobleman and his imperious father over matters of honour, inheritance, and a cherished betrothal…
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The Lerouge Case Chapter 9 Part 1
In which an aged count confronts the long-buried consequences of a youthful folly involving an exchanged child and the perils of a hidden correspondence, while…
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The Lerouge Case Chapter 8
In which the ailing Viscount Albert de Commarin meets his imperious father upon his return and endures a tense meal filled with the Count’s vehement…
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The Lerouge Case Chapter 7
In which a haunted magistrate wrestles with the agonies of unrequited love and the dark impulses it stirs within him, only to find himself enmeshed once more…
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The Lerouge Case Chapter 6 Part 2
In which a determined magistrate braves the fiery temper of a proud old marchioness to propose himself as a suitor for her granddaughter, only to discover that…
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The Lerouge Case Chapter 6 Part 1
In which old Tabaret, buoyed by a sudden and startling revelation, sets out through the bustling streets of Paris to share his discovery with M. Daburon…
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The Lerouge Case Chapter 5
In which the austere advocate Noel Gerdy navigates the complexities of his secret liaison with the restless and capricious Juliette, whose dissatisfaction with…
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The Lerouge Case Chapter 4 Part 2
In which a young advocate struggles with the bitter revelation that the identity he has known may be founded on deception, compelling him to confront the son…
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The Lerouge Case Chapter 4 Part 1
In which the young advocate Noel reveals to his old friend Tabaret a shocking secret regarding his true parentage, supported by a cache of passionate letters…
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The Lerouge Case Chapter 3
In which the eccentric old M. Tabaret, a man of secretive habits and keen intellect, reflects deeply on the mysterious circumstances surrounding a widow’s…
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The Lerouge Case Chapter 2
In which an intriguing amateur detective named M. Tabaret joins the official inquiry into a puzzling crime, employing minute observation and keen deduction to…
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The Lerouge Case Chapter 1
In which a small and otherwise peaceful village is stirred into alarm by the sudden disappearance of Widow Lerouge, whose locked and ransacked cottage conceals…