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Caught in the Net, the first volume of Gaboriau's Slaves of Paris, centers on two young, penniless men who become trapped in a net of corruption and deception. Andre, a painter, is in love with Sabine, but they must meet in secret for Sabine comes from a noble family and Andre most prove his worth in society before they are able to marry.

Émile Gaboriau (1832-1873) reconocidísimo escritor francés considerado uno de los padres de la novela de detectives. Su personaje, el investigador Lecoq, es el primer policía profesional de la literatura. Se ha cometido un asesinato en los terrenos del Castillo de Valfeuillu, propiedad del conde de Tremorel. Dos cazadores furtivos han encontrado el cadáver de su esposa Berta sumergido en un cañaveral... (Introducción por Phileas Fogg)

The Mystery of Champdoce is the brilliant conclusion to Gaboriau's cycle of mystery stories, The Slaves of Paris. Starting years before the events of Caught in the Net, this sequel recounts the history of the Duke de Champdoce, revealing what misfortunes laid the groundwork for Monsier Mascarin's plot against him, a plot that can be solved only by Gaboriau's great detective, Monsieur Lecoq.

Messier Lehan had been plaguing Messier LeCoque for years to let him write up some of his interesting criminal cases. He considered him the most popular citizen of Paris and certainly the greatest detective of the time. And he finally gave in and agreed to allow him to write up his last case for his paper, The Murder of the Little Pig, alias Henri Coudrai the little hairdresser.