Within an Inch of His Life by Émile Gaboriau

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Within an Inch of His Life is an 1873 detective novel by Émile Gaboriau. When a nearby town comes to put out a fire engulfing the estate of Valpinson, they find the owner, Count Claudieuse, gravely injured. All evidence points to M de Boiscoran, a genial young landowner. But despite the pleas of his fiancée, he refuses to give an alibi. This translation is from a 1913 edition, published by Charles Scribner’s Sons, New York.

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