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Secret des Champdoce. English
Émile Gaboriau
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"He has doubtless some very good reason."
"My son is locked up in a room, and my servants have my orders to prevent his making his escape by force, if necessary."
"Poor fellow! He deserves the deepest commiseration."
The Duke was much surprised at this piece of impertinence, as he considered it.
"I will tell you," returned he in tones of rising anger, "how it comes that I treat my son, the heir to my rank and fortune, in this manner."
He looked savagely angry as he spoke, but Diana answered negligently, "Pray go on; you quite interest me."
"Well then, listen to me. I have chosen a wife for Norbert; she is as young as you are—beautiful, clever, and wealthy."
"And of noble birth, of course."
The sarcasm conveyed in this reply roused the Duke to fury.
"Fifteen hundred thousand francs as a marriage portion wil. . . Read More
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Community Reviews
A novel of high life and misdeeds, by the author who inspired Sherlock Holmes. The conclusion of Caught in the Net. The story centers around two young men, both penniless, both ignorant of their past, and a mysterious organization of blackmailers, hiding behind the guise of a respectable employment
I love this book, but do yourself a favor and read Caught in the Net first. Then read this and then move on to The Clique of Gold.
Interesting double (and triple) dealings and after all is looking bad the hero, La Coq, enters and all is well (except a few minor human problems). The 2nd in the series and a good follow-up. Clean. Excellently narrated by Stefan Rudnicki. Recommended.
I enjoyed this book (and the first one) a lot more than expected! All the characters were very fun and much more flawed than I was expecting for a book of this period. Despite the name, it is very much Not a mystery novel, more a series of people running around enacting various plots. Which was stil
A very old world book
The plot and the characters are old and almost farcical in their complications. It wouldn't have made a half bad three penny play or comic opera!
Starting way back, decades before 'Caught in the Net', all those slippery threads of intrigue you tried to hold in your brain are woven into a rather engaging OMG SHE DIDN'T first half. The motivations that were inexplicable in the first book are revealed in brilliant light—but there is still much b