Caught in the Net by Emile Gaboriau

Name: Caught in the Net
Author: Emile Gaboriau

The novel revolves around a mysterious crime where a wealthy businessman is robbed and murdered. The investigation that follows reveals a complex web of deceit, blackmail, and hidden identities. As the detective digs deeper, he uncovers a tangled network of relationships between the victim's family members, business associates, and even his own wife.

By Emile Gaboriau · First published 1866 · Genre: Detective Fiction, Crime Fiction, Thriller · 27 chapters · 125,785 words

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The cold on the 8th of February, 186-, was more intense than the Parisians had experienced during the whole of the severe winter which had preceded it, for at twelve o'clock on that day Chevalier's thermometer, so well known by the denizens of Paris, registered three degrees below zero. The sky was overcast and full of threatening signs of snow, while the moisture on the pavement and roads had frozen hard, rendering traffic of all kinds exceedingly hazardous. The whole great city wore an air of dreariness and desolation, for even when a thin crust of ice covers the waters of the Seine, the mind involuntarily turns to those who have neither food, shelter, nor fuel.

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Work type: Novel
Author: Emile Gaboriau
Date: 1866 CE
Language: English
Genres: Detective Fiction, Crime Fiction, Thriller, Drama, Literary Fiction
Length: 125,785 words
Structure: 27 chapters, 3,102 paragraphs
Reading fit: Easy (6th Grade)

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Genres

Detective Fiction — The plot revolves around solving a mystery with a detective as the central character.
Crime Fiction — The story involves criminal activities and their investigation.
Thriller — The narrative maintains suspense and excitement throughout.
Drama — The book explores intense emotional and relational conflicts.