{"product_id":"the-champdoce-mystery-emile-gaboriau-9781592242955","title":"The Champdoce Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis gripping novel follows the investigation of a noble family embroiled in scandal and deception. When the heir to the Duke de Champdoce mysteriously disappears, suspicions arise, leading to a web of secrets involving love, betrayal, and madness. As the detective works to uncover the truth, long-hidden family mysteries surface, revealing a dark side of aristocratic life. Gaboriau masterfully intertwines psychological drama and intricate plotting in this early detective classic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmile Gaboriau (1833-1873) is an important figure in the history of detective fiction. A French journalist and novelist, he created the \"roman policier\" with a series of books involving private detective Monsieur Lecoq, who works logically. Lecoq was based on a real-life thief turned policeman named Francois Vidocq (1775-1857), whose memoirs mixed fiction and fact. Gaboriau's huge following was eclipsed by Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes. Interestingly, Holmes may have been at least partly based on another of Gaboriau's characters, consulting detective Father Tabaret, whose methods Monsieur Lecoq adopts in the first Lecoq book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Emile Gaboriau\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1592242952\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781592242955\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wildside Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/20\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 372\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.08lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.48h x 5.58w x 0.90d","brand":"Emile Gaboriau","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46838238380287,"sku":"9781592242955","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b0dd6942-bb9e-426e-9fae-5817b2b24a6f.jpg?v=1746589228","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-champdoce-mystery-emile-gaboriau-9781592242955","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}