Lerouge Case
By Émile Gaboriau · Running time 13:20:22 · Published 1800 -1900
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Widely considered the first modern detective novel in French literature, The Lerouge Case is the first in Emile Gaboriau's acclaimed "Lecoq" series although his role is a secondary one in this one. A brutal murder shocks the quiet village of La Jonchère: Madame Lerouge, an elderly widow, is found slain in her modest home. The local authorities are baffled by the savagery of the crime and the apparent lack of motive. It is gradually disclosed that she had once been the servant and confidante of a noblewoman who had borne an illegitimate child. The case is assigned to Magistrate M. Daburon, who
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