The Lerouge Case

Émile Gaboriau

The Lerouge Case — Émile Gaboriau’s detective novel begins with the murdered widow Lerouge near Bougival. Examining magistrate Daburon and the police gather clues and testimony while amateur investigator Tabaret, known as Tirauclair, applies his deductive method; the case opens onto secrets of parentage and inheritance across Parisian society.