Celine Major
3 libri letti per LibriVox
- File No. 113 EnglishIf you like watching a detective actually work, Lecoq (in disguise for most of it) picking apart a bank robbery clue by clue is a real pleasure, though Gaboriau does detour into a long family backstory mid-book, so bring some patience for the melodrama.
- The Lerouge Case EnglishYou get an early detective novel that is more tangled and melodramatic than sleek, but its pleasure lies in watching Lecoq work a muddy crime scene while Monsieur Daburon struggles with the case’s personal pressures. It’s a good fit if you enjoy patient clues, shabby Parisian settings, and secrets that unfold by accumulation.
- The Mystery of Orcival EnglishYou’ll like this if you enjoy detective stories that linger over footprints, locked rooms, and the logic of a crime scene. Lecoq’s investigation at the château of Orcival is methodical and melodramatic, with enough old-fashioned atmosphere to reward patience, though it takes a while to find its stride.