Written with a style reminiscent of Dickens, The Count’s Millions by Émile Gaboriau is considered to be one of the pioneers for the modern detective genre in fiction. A complex and intriguing story that focuses on characters individually as their relationships are woven together throughout the book, we are greeted with a mystery when the count is found in his coach having suffered a stroke. Immediately the question is asked: what news had he heard that morning that led to this potentially fatal stroke, and who is this mysterious young woman who is living with him? Any fan of detective books simply must read this book. It will have you at the edge of your seat even beyond its completion.
