Project Gutenberg 2005-02-18 Public domain in the USA. 225 Gaboriau, Emile 1832 1873 Gaboriau, Émile La corde au cou Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Corde_au_cou_(roman) Produced by Ebooks libres et gratuits, and Chuck Greif "La corde au cou" by Émile Gaboriau is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story appears to revolve around an intense mystery involving a fire at the Valpinson estate and the attempted murder of its owner, the Comte de Claudieuse. Key characters include the mayor, Monsieur Séneschal, and Monsieur de Claudieuse, alongside the enigmatic Cocoleu, who may play a pivotal role in unraveling the events. At the start of the narrative, a frantic horseman disrupts the quiet of the night, alerting the mayor about a severe fire at the Valpinson estate. This incident is accompanied by the revelation of an assassination attempt on the count, raising the stakes significantly. As locals rush to respond to the crisis, the background of the characters and their relationships surface, notably the tension between the count and Monsieur de Boiscoran, who becomes embroiled in the subsequent investigation. As the scene unfolds, the opening provides a dramatic backdrop of urgency and suspense, setting the stage for a complex interplay of crime, community dynamics, and investigation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 73.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr Detective and mystery stories French fiction -- 19th century PQ Text Detective Fiction FR Littérature Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels Category: French Literature 1088407 2025-07-06T12:25:10.020659 text/html 1084716 2014-09-05T10:45:18 text/html 461384 2025-07-06T12:25:23.830526 application/epub+zip 481584 2025-07-06T12:25:12.732568 application/epub+zip 2182643 2014-09-05T10:44:58 text/rtf 481584 2025-07-06T12:25:11.192569 application/epub+zip 851353 2025-07-06T12:25:31.822512 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 832011 2025-07-06T12:25:22.812467 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 810967 2022-09-07T19:56:47.584734 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1035780 2025-07-06T12:25:06.080102 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1035716 2014-09-05T10:45:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1009877 2014-09-05T10:45:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 24074 2025-07-06T12:25:31.973435 application/rdf+xml 12075 2025-07-06T12:25:11.758549 image/jpeg 3313 2025-07-06T12:25:11.482553 image/jpeg 378989 2014-09-05T10:45:52 application/octet-stream application/zip 375023 2014-09-05T10:45:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 384582 2014-09-05T10:45:52 application/octet-stream application/zip 398221 2009-01-01T07:16:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 448066 2025-07-06T12:25:10.107641 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia