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The Lerouge Case

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based on Gaboriau's Detective Lecoq. It turns out that in _The Lerouge Case_ Lecoq is a minor character. He is a junior detective and is mentioned briefly at the beginning of the book to introduce the amateur detective Tabaret. Apparently in later books Tabaret is a mentor and teacher to Lecoq. But already we see some some of the characteristics made famous in the Holmes novels. Tabaret is an amateur, not part of the regular police force. There is a pompous bumbling policeman names Gevrol, somewhat like Conan Doyle's Lestrade. The book starts of with the murder of the widow Lerouge. She lived by herself in a small village outside Paris and her origins are somewhat mysterious. Early on Tabaret is introduced and he quickly finds a large number of clues missed by the police and magistrates. The magistrate is impressed (even if Gevrol is not) and Tabaret is asked to help the officials in solving the case. Two things make the make the book such enjoyable. One is Gaboriau's dry sense of humor. He pokes fun at the mannerisms and affectations of all the characters. The other reason is that the plot goes of in unexpected directions in each chapter. You believe you know what the general line of the book will be and in the next chapter things are turned on their heads. Characters you think are guilty are seen to be innocent. A person thought to be upright has a dark secret. There is a case of two half brothers switched at birth, that is not what it seems at first. There are strange (and somewhat implausible) connections between characters that unexpected coincidences. Right up to the final chapters you are not quite sure how it will end. A fun book to read. However there are so many implausible coincidences that the book may not appeal to people expecting a more traditional mystery. I quite enjoyed it and plan on reading some of the author's Detective Lecoq novels in the future.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781530779345
  • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Publisher Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Height: 213 mm
  • No of Pages: 346
  • Series Title: English
  • Weight: 399 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1530779340
  • Publisher Date: 29 Mar 2016
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 18 mm
  • Width: 138 mm

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