The Clique of Gold - Gaboriau, Emile
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This gripping novel of intrigue and deception follows the trials of Henrietta, a young woman caught in a web of greed and manipulation orchestrated by a corrupt clique seeking to control her inheritance. As she faces betrayal and danger, Henrietta's resilience and strength shine through. Blending elements of mystery, romance, and social commentary, Gaboriau crafts a vivid portrayal of 19th-century Paris, exposing the darker sides of ambition and wealth. Emile Gaboriau (1833-1873) is an important figure in the history of detective fiction. A French journalist and novelist, he created the "roman…mehr

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This gripping novel of intrigue and deception follows the trials of Henrietta, a young woman caught in a web of greed and manipulation orchestrated by a corrupt clique seeking to control her inheritance. As she faces betrayal and danger, Henrietta's resilience and strength shine through. Blending elements of mystery, romance, and social commentary, Gaboriau crafts a vivid portrayal of 19th-century Paris, exposing the darker sides of ambition and wealth. Emile 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.
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