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Caught in the Net
Paperback
Mystery & ThrillerClassic Fiction
ISBN13: 9780809530502
Publisher: Wildside Press
Published: Jan 10 2025
Pages: 376
Weight: 1.06
Height: 0.94 Width: 5.56 Depth: 8.52
Language: English
Caught in the Net is a suspenseful tale of crime and deception by Émile Gaboriau, a pioneer of detective fiction. The story delves into a labyrinth of lies, hidden motives, and moral dilemmas as the characters struggle against forces both external and within themselves. This gripping mystery combines psychological depth with intricate plotting, making it a timeless classic of the genre.
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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