Monsieur Lecoq Cases: Complete Detective Series

Monsieur Lecoq is an energetic young Parisian police officer created by Émile Gaboriau, who solves crimes and mysteries in methodical and scientific manner. The character of Monsieur Lecoq was based on a real-life thief turned police officer – Vidocq. This meticulously edited Monsieur Lecoq Mystery collection is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents:

The Widow Lerouge

The Mystery of Orcival

File No. 113

Monsieur Lecoq

The Honor of the Name

Caught in the Net

The Champdoce Mystery







Émile Gaboriau (1832-1873) was a French writer, novelist, journalist, and a pioneer of detective fiction. He became a secretary to Paul Féval, and after publishing some novels and miscellaneous writings, found his real gift in detective novels. Gaboriau's most famous character was Monsieur Lecoq, a young police officer who was the hero in several of his novels.

He also wrote a long series of novels dealing with the annals of the police court which proved very popular.