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Description
Paris, 1878: Eccentric antiquarian Lord Littleby and his ten servants are found murdered in Littleby’s mansion on the rue de Grenelle, and a priceless Indian shawl is missing. Police commissioner “Papa” Gauche recovers only one piece of evidence from the crime scene: a golden key shaped like a... read more
Cast of Characters/Important People
- Gustave Gauche: a French detective who tries to solve the murders on rue de Grenelle;
- Reginald Milford-Stokes: an addled English aristocrat;
- Gintaro Aono: a mysterious Japanese army officer;
- Renate Kleber: a Swiss banker's pregnant wife;
- Clarissa Stamp: an English woman who recently got rich;
- Erast Fandorin: a clever young Russian diplomat who proves to be a master detective;
First Sentence
. . . For reasons unknown all the household staff were gathered in the pantry, which is located on the ground floor of the mansion to the left of the entrance hall (room 3 on diagram 1).
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Series
This is book 3 in the Erast Fandorin series.
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