In the Poitou countryside the Duke of Champdoce, obsessed with restoring his family’s fortune, rules his household like a tyrant and plans his son’s future as a business deal. A forbidden love affair, a neighbouring family’s quarrel, an unlucky blow and a little glass bottle carry the story toward crime and a lifelong secret.
Gaboriau, creator of Monsieur Lecoq, helped found the French detective novel; this is his melodrama at its most passionate. Download the free EPUB.