File No. 113

Émile Gaboriau (1832 - 1873)

As the story opens the impregnable safe of the Fauvel bank is robbed of 350,000 francs. As the only keyholders are Andre Fauvel the owner and his trusted head cashier it stands to reason that one of the two must be guilty. Both adamantly refute the charge. Enter the celebrated detective, and master of disguise, Monsieur Le coq who is determined to prove the accused Prosper Bertomy innocent and why he was framed. Believing the crimes linked he enlists the aid of "The Squirrel'', an aspiring detective, in order to unravel the ingenuous plot of two despicable scoundrels, the Marquis de Clameran and Raoul Lagors, who have coerced the banker's wife and his niece Madeleine into giving up their money and precious jewels. With his methodical and superior investigative skills Le Coq uncovers the past betrayals, deceit, lies and family secrets that led to this vile plot which has affected so many lives. (Summary by Celine Major)

Genre(s): Detective Fiction

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 Chapters 1-2 Celine Major
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Play 02 Chapter 3 Part 1 Celine Major
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Play 03 Chapter Part 2 Celine Major
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Play 04 Chapter 4 Celine Major
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Play 05 Chapter 5 Celine Major
00:34:15
Play 06 Chapter 6 Part 1 Celine Major
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Play 07 Chapter 6 Part 2 Celine Major
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Play 08 Chapter 7 Celine Major
00:31:07
Play 09 Chapter 8 Celine Major
00:27:07
Play 10 Chapter 9 Celine Major
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Play 11 Chapter 10 Celine Major
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Play 12 Chapter 11 Part 1 Celine Major
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Play 13 Chapter 11 Part 2 Celine Major
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Play 14 Chapter 12 Part 1 Celine Major
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Play 15 Chapter 12-Part 2 Celine Major
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Play 16 Chapter 13 Celine Major
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Play 17 Chapter 14 Part 1 Celine Major
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Play 18 Chapter 14 Part 2 Celine Major
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Play 19 Chapter 15 Celine Major
00:39:06
Play 20 Chapter 16 Part 1 Celine Major
00:30:58
Play 21 Chapter 16 Part 2 Celine Major
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Play 22 Chapter 17 Part 1 Celine Major
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Play 23 Chapter 17 Part 2 Celine Major
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Play 24 Chapter 18 Part 1 Celine Major
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Play 25 Chapter 18 Part 2 Celine Major
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Play 26 Chapter 18 Part 3 Celine Major
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Play 27 Chapter 19 Part 1 Celine Major
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Play 28 Chapter 19 Part 2 Celine Major
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Play 29 Chapter 20 Celine Major
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Play 30 Chapter 21 Celine Major
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Play 31 Chapter 22 Part 1 Celine Major
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Play 32 Chapter 22 Part 2 Celine Major
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Play 33 Chapter 23 Celine Major
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Play 34 Chapter 24-25 Celine Major
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