A Thousand Francs Reward by Emile Gaboriou is about the disappearance of respectable merchant Monsieur Jandidier. It is up to Maitre Magloire to solve the confounding mystery. Excerpt: "It's a very short time ago, yesterday as it were, that one Sunday afternoon about four o'clock, the whole Quartier du Marais was in an uproar. Rumor asserted that one of the most respectable merchants in the Hue Boi-de-Sicile had disappeared, and all efforts to find him continued fruitless. The strange event was discussed in all the shops in the neighborhood; there were groups at the doors of all the fruit sellers every moment some terrified housewife arrived, bringing fresh particulars."

This carefully edited collection of classic mysteries by Émile Gaboriau has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Table of Contents: Monsieur Lecoq Series: The Widow Lerouge The Mystery of Orcival File No. 113 Monsieur Lecoq The Honor of the Name Caught in the Net The Champdoce Mystery Other Mysteries: The Count's Millions Pascal and Marguerite Baron Trigault's Vengeance The Clique of Gold Other People's Money Within an Inch of His Life Short Stories: A Thousand Francs Reward Military Sketches The Cantiniere The Barber of the Squadron The Vaguemestre The Zouave The Fantassin, or Foot-Soldier The Soldier of the Light Infantry

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This carefully edited collection of The Greatest Works of Émile Gaboriau has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Table of Contents: Monsieur Lecoq Series: The Widow Lerouge The Mystery of Orcival File No. 113 Monsieur Lecoq The Honor of the Name Caught in the Net The Champdoce Mystery Other Mysteries: The Count's Millions Pascal and Marguerite Baron Trigault's Vengeance The Clique of Gold Other People's Money Within an Inch of His Life Short Stories: A Thousand Francs Reward Military Sketches The Cantiniere The Barber of the Squadron The Vaguemestre The Zouave The Fantassin, or Foot-Soldier The Soldier of the Light Infantry

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