Quote of the day
Temptation is the devil looking through the keyhole. Yielding is opening the door and inviting him in.
Émile Gaboriau
Born: November 9, 1832
Died: September 28, 1873 (aged 40)
Bio: Émile Gaboriau was a French writer, novelist, journalist, and a pioneer of detective fiction.
Known for:
- Monsieur Lecoq (1868)
- L'Affaire Lerouge (1866)
- The Mystery of Orcival (1867)
- The Count's Millions
- The widow Lerouge (1873)