Download or read book THE COUNT’S MILLIONS BY EMILE GABORIAU written by EMILE GABORIAU and published by BEYOND BOOKS HUB. This book was released on 2022-05-12 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Work form 19th Century French author considered a pioneer of modern detective fiction. The death of the Count de Chalusse, the theft of his will and two million francs, the false accusation of Marguerite de Chalusse, make up a mystery which is solved only after some extraordinary adventures. Followed by Baron Trigault's Vengeance. About the AUTHOR : Émile Gaboriau (9 November 1832 – 28 September 1873) was a French writer, novelist, journalist, and a pioneer of detective fiction. Gaboriau was born in the small town of Saujon, Charente-Maritime. He was the son of Charles Gabriel Gaboriau, a public official and his mother was Marguerite Stéphanie Gaboriau. Gaboriau became a secretary to Paul Féval, and after publishing some novels and miscellaneous writings, found his real gift in L'Affaire Lerouge (1866).