Dossier 113

Dossier 113 is a detective novella by Émile Gaboriau, published in the late 19th century, featuring the renowned detective M. Lecoq. The plot revolves around a bank robbery, prompting Lecoq to apply his analytical methods to uncover the culprits, which leads him to investigate events from 25 years prior in Tarascon. Gaboriau, a pioneer of the detective genre, incorporates social, political, and legal observations of his time, making this work significant in the evolution of crime fiction.