Xavier Montepin

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  • Cover image for The Madwoman of Melun & Other Plays of Murder & Mayhem

    The Madwoman of Melun & Other Plays of Murder & Mayhem

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    Frank J. Morlock has assembled here three new lurid plays of gruesome murder and deadly mayhem: In THE POLICE AGENT (1889) by Xavier de Montepin & Jules Dornay, a double murder at the notorious Père Lachaise cemetery brings Aimée Joubert, a famous police agent once known as The Cat’s Eye, out of retirement. But catching…

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  • Cover image for Vidocq and the Lemonade Girl & Other Plays of Murder and Vengeance

    Vidocq and the Lemonade Girl & Other Plays of Murder and Vengeance

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    Frank J. Morlock has assembled here three lurid plays of sordid murders and implacable vengeance: In The Lemonade Girl (1894) a wealthy elderly woman is strangled for her valuables. An innocent man is arrested and later guillotined. His daughter, the eponymous “Lemonade Girl,” swears to unmask the real assassin. She is assisted in her mission…

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