Émile Gaboriau (1832-1873) was a French novelist and journalist who pioneered detective fiction long before anyone had heard the name "Sherlock Holmes."
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Monsieur Lecoq, created in 1866 by Émile Gaboriau, is the first police detective hero in fiction. A meticulous and relentless investigator, the character of Lecoq influenced the creation of later fictional detectives and is cited in Conan-Doyle’s first... SEE MORE