This eBook has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. One evening in a disreputable lodging-house in Paris, «Papa» Ravinet, a dealer in second-hand goods and curiosities, becomes alarmed at what sounds to him to be the last gasps of someone dying. Forcing the disinterested concierge and his wife to investigate, the life of a young woman is saved. No one knows the true identity of this young woman, Miss Henrietta. She was brought to the...
This eBook has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. "Pascal and Marguerite" – The Count de Chalusse is found in his coach, stricken with an apoplexy, after some disturbing news he received that morning. The count has been living with a young and mysterious Marguerite and without family ties. After it is discovered that the count promised two million francs to Marguerite, a suspicion falls on her and nobody actually knows who is she...
"The Mystery of Orcival" by Emile Gaboriau. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible...
This eBook edition of «The Mystery of Orcival» has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Excerpt:"On the bank of the river, among the stumps and flags, was stretched a woman's body. Her long, dishevelled locks lay among the water-shrubs; her dress—of gray silk—was soiled with mire and blood. All the upper part of the body lay in shallow water, and her face had sunk in the mud. «A murder!» muttered Philippe, whose voice trembled....
This eBook has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. The Widow Lerouge is a detective novel that starts out with quite a bang. The murder is discovered, and the police inspector Monsieur Lecoq is on the scene and starts investigating straightaway. The complexity of the case forces Lecoq to invite detectives Tabaret and Daburon to help and they bring their eccentric, but effective methods on the table.
"A Thousand Francs Reward; and, Military Sketches" by Emile Gaboriau (translated by Laura E. Kendall). Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal...
This eBook has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. "Caught in the Net" – Featuring a gang of thugs ensnared in a web of deception, this is a tale about scamming the rich by using poor, future-less innocents, exploiting them and bringing them into their schemes. The story centers around two young men, both penniless and ignorant of their past, and a mysterious organization of blackmailers who hide behind the disguise of a respectable...
