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Within an Inch of His Life

Émile Gaboriau

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Book Excerpt: 
. . . forty-five or fifty years, very dark, short, and fat, trying hard to breathe in the corsets which were specially made for her by the Misses Mechinet, the clerk's sisters. When she was young, she had been rather pretty: now she still kept the red cheeks of her younger days, a forest of jet black hair, and excellent teeth. But she was not happy. Her life had been spent in wishing for children, and she had none.

She consoled herself, it is true, by constantly referring to all the most delicate details on the subject, mentioning not to her intimate friends only, but to any one who would listen, her constant disappointments, the physicians she had consulted, the pilgrimages she had undertaken, and the quantities of fish she had eaten, although she abominated fish. All had been in vain, and as her hopes fled with her years, she had become resigned, and indulged now in a kind of romantic sentimentality, which she carefully kept alive by reading novels and poems with. . . Read More

Community Reviews

By no means is this my favorite Gaboriau. When the nearby town turns out to put out a fire engulfing the estate of Valpinson, they find the owner, Count Claudieuse, gravely injured by the hands of a murderer. All evidence, including the testimony of a village simpleton, points to M de Boiscoran, a g

I loved this book!
So exciting! I loved the characters, the way they interacted. I loved how the story develops, how the legal people and detectives search for the truth. Especially, I liked that the book shows true love between a betrothed couple, and also love within families.
This book was written

În noaptea de 22 spre 23 iulie 1871, către ceasurile unu, mahalaua Parisului, cea mai mare şi cea mai des populată dintre mahalalele frumosului oraş, Sauveterre, fu trezită la viaţă de galopul frenetic al unui cal.
O mulţime de orăşeni se repeziră la ferestrele lor.
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Gaboriau, Master Storyteller

Mystery, intrigue, politics and bribery intertwine to create relatable characters you will love and abhor. Can't put the book down!