Ce roman met en scène les tentatives criminelles des Habits Noirs (que couvre Lecoq, alors devenu chef de la Sûreté) contre la famille de Champmas, et contre la richissime mais avare paysanne Mathurine Goret. L'appât, dans les...
The year is 1757. On a clear morning in mid-June, Lord John Grey emerges from London’s Beefsteak Club, his mind in turmoil. A nobleman and a high-ranking officer in His Majesty’s Army, Grey has just witnessed something shocking. But his efforts...