The Lerouge Case: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Lerouge Case, credited to Émile Gaboriau, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of The Lerouge Case by Émile Gaboriau. Read in English by Celine Major. Widely considered the first modern detective novel in French literature, The Lerouge Case is the first in Emile Gaboriau's acclaimed "Lecoq" series although his role is a secondary one in this one. A brutal murder shocks the quiet village of La Jonchère: Madame Lerouge, an elderly widow, is found slain in her modest home. The local authorities are baffled by the savagery of the crime and the apparent lack of motive. It is gradually disclosed that she had once been the servant and confidante of a noblewoman who had borne an illegitimate child. The case is assigned to Magistrate M. Daburon, who is personally invested due to his deep feelings for Claire D’Arlange, a woman linked to the case. Recognizing the complexity of the situation, Daburon seeks the assistance of M. Tabaret, a clever retired police investigator. Through meticulous deduction, he reconstructs the victim’s past and unravels a complex web of deceptions and long buried secrets ultimately revealing the true murderer and restoring justice. - Summary by Celine Major

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Lerouge Case
• Author credits: Émile Gaboriau
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 26
• Listed recording duration: 13:20:22

Catalogue topics

• Detective
• Mystery
• crime drama

Opening tracks: first 24 of 26

1. 01 - Chapter 1 — 39:29
2. 02 - Chapter 2 — 35:32
3. 03 - Chapter 3 — 26:08
4. 04 - Chapter 4-1 — 33:10
5. 05 - Chapter 4-2 — 27:33
6. 06 - Chapter 5 — 41:01
7. 07 - Chapter 6-1 — 32:03
8. 08 - Chapter 6-2 — 31:07
9. 09 - Chapter 7 — 39:37
10. 10 - Chapter 8 — 20:40
11. 11 - Chapter 9-1 — 24:23
12. 12 - Chapter 9-2 — 27:38
13. 13 - Chapter 10 — 33:00
14. 14 - Chapter 11 — 38:26
15. 15 - Chapter 12-1 — 24:34
16. 16 - Chapter 12-2 — 24:22
17. 17 - Chapter 13-1 — 26:40
18. 18 - Chapter 13-2 — 28:50
19. 19 - Chapter 14 — 36:34
20. 20 - Chapter 15-1 — 23:24
21. 21 - Chapter 15-2 — 22:48
22. 22 - Chapter 16 — 39:18
23. 23 - Chapter 17-1 — 22:36
24. 24 - Chapter 17-2 — 25:00

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