Book Cover of The Triumphs of Eugene Valmont

The Triumphs of Eugene Valmont

by Robert Barr

Valmont is a French detective who was made to leave the force when, through a mistake (explained in the first three stories in the collection, he arrests an English detective rather than the jewel thief. He sets up in London and, while shaking his head over the vagaries of English justice, manages to develop a clientele for himself.

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Language

English

Original Language

English

Published In

1906

Genre/Category

Novel

Tags/Keywords

Detective Short Story Mystery Crime Thriller Justice Thief British

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Robert Barr

Scottish

Robert Barr was a Scottish-Canadian short story writer and novelist. Robert Barr was born in Barony, Lanark, Scotland to Robert Barr and Jane Watson. In 1854, he emigrated with his parents to Upper C...

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