Émile Gaboriau (Critical Survey of Mystery and Detective Fiction)
Principal Series
The Monsieur Lecoq series, 1865-1869.
Principal Series Characters
Monsieur Lecoq, a detective of the French Sûreté, who in the course of the series progresses from recent recruit to senior police official. His powers of logical reasoning (of which he is inordinately proud) are undeniable, but he is not infallible, and he often has to be rescued from despair when things run badly for him.
Père Tabaret, nicknamed “Tirauclair,” a retired pawnbroker and an avid reader of police memoirs who enjoys using his talents to solve crime and...
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File No. 113 (Masterplots Classics)File No. 113 (Character Profiles)Monsieur Lecoq (Masterplots Classics)Monsieur Lecoq (Character Profiles)Monsieur Lecoq (Literary Places)
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