File No. 113
1867
File No. 113, published in 1867 by Emile Gaboriau, is a detective novel set in mid-19th century Paris. The story revolves around a bank robbery at M. Andre Fauvel's bank, where 350,000 francs mysteriously disappear. As suspicion falls on Prosper Bertomy, the bank's head cashier, the narrative delves into themes of loyalty, betrayal, and the quest for justice, with the involvement of the astute detective Monsieur Lecoq. Gaboriau's work is notable for its influence on the modern detective genre, incorporating complex characters and intricate plots that explore deception and family secrets.
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“A father is the one friend upon whom we can always rely. In the hour of need, when all else fails, we remember him upon whose knees we sat when children, and who soothed our sorrows; and even though he may be unable to assist us, his mere presence serves to comfort and strengthen us.””
— Emile Gaboriau
“Alas! we must suffer ourselves before we can feel for others.””
— Emile Gaboriau
“Vengeance is a delicious fruit, which must be allowed to ripen in order that it may be fully enjoyed.””
— Emile Gaboriau
“...chance is sometimes a wonderful accomplice in crime.””
— Emile Gaboriau
“Like those imperceptible insects which, having once penetrated the root of a tree devour it in a single night, suspicion, when it invades our minds, soon develops itself and destroys our firmest beliefs.””
— Emile Gaboriau
“I have watched him as only a woman can watch a man upon whom her fate depends, but it has always been in vain.””
— Emile Gaboriau
“He was as yet not sufficiently experienced in ruffianism to know that one villain always sacrifices another to advance his own project; he was credulous enough to believe in the old adage of 'honor amongst thieves.””
— Emile Gaboriau
“You say she loves him? No one but a coward would be defrauded of the woman he loved and who loved him. Ah, if I had once felt Madeleine's hand tremble in mine, if her rosy lips had pressed a kiss upon my brow, the whole world could not take her from me.””
— Emile Gaboriau
“There are some people who must be saved without warning, and against their will.””
— Emile Gaboriau
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