Monsieur Lecoq Part 2: The Honor of the Name
Émile Gaboriau
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Monsieur Lecoq is a captivating mystery, historical and love story:
Around 11 o'clock, on the evening of Shrove Sunday 18.., close to the old Barrière d'Italie, frightful cries, coming from Mother Chupin's drinking-shop, are heard by a party of detectives led by Inspector Gévrol.
The squad runs up to it. A triple murder has just been committed. The murderer is caught on the premises.
Despite Gévrol's opinion that four scoundrels encountered each other in this vile den, that they began to quarrel, that one of them had a revolver and killed the others, Lecoq, a young police agent, suspects a great mystery.
In this second book (out of two) we go back in time to that dark period of French history. Little by little, the key to the mystery murder is unveiled. (Summary by Ezwa, expanded by Nadine)
Part 1: The Inquiry (17 hr 3 min)
Chapters
Chapter 1 | 20:35 | Read by Lazuli |
Chapter 2 | 31:28 | Read by Lazuli |
Chapter 3 | 18:01 | Read by Joanna1 |
Chapter 4 | 10:06 | Read by Joanna1 |
Chapter 5 | 18:58 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
Chapter 6 | 16:47 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
Chapter 7 | 10:28 | Read by Kristin G. |
Chapter 8 | 10:18 | Read by Kristin G. |
Chapter 9 | 12:06 | Read by Kristin G. |
Chapter 10 | 11:12 | Read by Kristin G. |
Chapter 11 | 20:45 | Read by Tony Oliva |
Chapter 12 | 10:48 | Read by Tony Oliva |
Chapter 13 | 20:18 | Read by Tony Oliva |
Chapter 14 | 10:13 | Read by Tony Oliva |
Chapter 15 | 9:11 | Read by Tony Oliva |
Chapter 16 | 29:31 | Read by Tony Oliva |
Chapter 17 | 21:59 | Read by Tony Oliva |
Chapter 18 | 17:34 | Read by Tony Oliva |
Chapter 19 | 10:15 | Read by Tony Oliva |
Chapter 20 | 7:49 | Read by Tony Oliva |
Chapter 21 | 8:30 | Read by Tony Oliva |
Chapter 22 | 15:45 | Read by Tony Oliva |
Chapter 23 | 17:58 | Read by Tony Oliva |
Chapter 24 | 24:12 | Read by Tony Oliva |
Chapter 25 | 17:52 | Read by Tony Oliva |
Chapter 26 | 8:36 | Read by Tony Oliva |
Chapter 27 | 36:48 | Read by Tony Oliva |
Chapter 28 | 23:16 | Read by Tony Oliva |
Chapter 29 | 31:07 | Read by Tony Oliva |
Chapter 30 | 28:00 | Read by Tony Oliva |
Chapter 31 | 32:12 | Read by Tony Oliva |
Chapter 32 | 18:26 | Read by om123 |
Chapter 33 | 17:35 | Read by om123 |
Chapter 34 | 10:20 | Read by om123 |
Chapter 35 | 25:40 | Read by Tony Oliva |
Chapter 36 | 22:40 | Read by Tony Oliva |
Chapter 37 | 8:39 | Read by Tony Oliva |
Chapter 38 | 16:01 | Read by Tony Oliva |
Chapter 39 | 12:42 | Read by Tony Oliva |
Chapter 40 | 8:24 | Read by Tony Oliva |
Chapter 41 | 17:25 | Read by Tony Oliva |
Chapter 42 | 28:37 | Read by Tony Oliva |
Chapter 43 | 12:14 | Read by Tony Oliva |
Chapter 44 | 21:04 | Read by Tony Oliva |
Chapter 45 | 28:23 | Read by Ezwa |
Chapter 46 | 22:59 | Read by Ezwa |
Chapter 47 | 33:26 | Read by Tony Oliva |
Chapter 48 | 15:18 | Read by Tony Oliva |
Chapter 49 | 10:08 | Read by Tony Oliva |
Chapter 50 | 13:07 | Read by Tony Oliva |
Chapter 51 | 18:15 | Read by Tony Oliva |
Chapter 52 | 24:26 | Read by Tony Oliva |
Chapter 53 | 20:34 | Read by Tony Oliva |
Chapter 54 | 30:40 | Read by Tony Oliva |
Chapter 55 | 10:30 | Read by Tony Oliva |
Epilogue | 13:41 | Read by Tony Oliva |
Reviews
Fantastic book!
Justin
Astonishing book. How Gaborieu tied together these two books is a work of genius. Much like the later Arthur Conan Doyle books with Sherlock Holmes, this book is a gem. I would actually go as far as saying that this book is on par with those books. A must read - or listen - for all fans of mystery.
Long but compelling
Cat Lady
The backstory leading up to what happened in part 1 is very long. At times I wanted to skip ahead, but the story was compelling with lots of moving pieces so I stayed with it. The last 3 chapters tie everything up nicely if you can get there.
Maria
A great book. Very good story. totally different than book 1.