The Mystery of Orcival by: Emile Gaboriau, Jules Guerin(Illustrator)
Hardcover. NY, Charles Scribner's Sons, reprint, 1906, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, red cloth covers, gilt title on spine. 376 pages, 4 b&w plates by Jule Guerin. A novel by the nineteenth-century French detective fiction writer Emile Gaboriau, whom Andre Gide referred to as "the father of all current detective fiction". The story is set in France and revolves around the mysterious murder of the Countess de Tremorel. The Countess is found dead in her bedroom at the Chateau d'Orcival, and all evidence points to her husband, the Count de Tremorel, as the killer. However, the Count claims to have been asleep at the time of the murder, and there are several other suspects with motives for the crime.The investigation is led by detective Lecoq, who is known for his keen intellect and deductive reasoning. He is assisted by his colleague, Monsieur Tabaret, who is also known as "Old Tabaret" and is a master of disguise. Name on front fly leaf, otherwise clean.
