Case No. 113

Emile Gaboriau (1832–1873) is one of the founders of the detective genre, whose influence on world literature is difficult to overestimate. His early works, written in a domestic and historical vein, did not bring him fame, but his first detective novel, The Lerouge Case (1866), instantly gained popularity. Gaboriau created the image of an intelligent, insightful police inspector Lecoq, who became...