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Monsieur Lecoq
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Monsieur Lecoq is the creation of Émile Gaboriau, a 19th-century French writer and journalist. Monsieur Lecoq is a fictional detective employed by the French Sûreté. The character is one of the pioneers of the genre and a major influence on Sherlock Holmes (who, in A Study in Scarlet, calls him "a miserable bungler"), laying the groundwork for the methodical, scientifically minded detective. In French, "Monsieur" is "Mister" and his surname literally means "The Rooster".
Monsieur Lecoq | |
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First appearance | The Lerouge Case |
Last appearance | A Disappearance |
Created by | Emile Gaboriau |
In-universe information | |
Gender | Male |
Occupation | Police detective |
Nationality | French |
![Monsieur Lecoq and an assistant bend down to the ground to inspect footprints in the snow. They are dressed in warm, brown jackets with bowler hats, one appears to carry a lantern and the other some kind of bowl or dish for an unknown purpose. Behind them, to their left, there is a house or barn with the door open and lights on inside - it appears cozy and comforting. In the background to their right, a haphazard fence can be seen, after which the slight incline of a hill and a distant house with the the windows lit up can be spotted.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Gino_Starace_-_Monsieur_Lecoq_%28%C3%89mile_Gaboriau%29.jpg/640px-Gino_Starace_-_Monsieur_Lecoq_%28%C3%89mile_Gaboriau%29.jpg)
In the person of armchair detective Tabaret, nicknamed Père Tireauclair, (lit. Father Bringer of Light, or "Old man Brings-to-light"), a title Lecoq himself will eventually inherit, Gaboriau also created an older mentor for Lecoq who, like Mycroft Holmes and Nero Wolfe, helps the hero solve particularly challenging puzzles while remaining largely inactive physically. In Tabaret's case, aid is dispensed from the comfort of his bed.