S3E2 Lecoq and the Mystery of Orcival

Welcome to Mysteries to Die For. I am TG Wolff and am here with Jack, my piano player and producer. This is a podcast where we combine storytelling with original music to put you at the heart of mystery, murder, and mayhem. These are arrangements, which means instead of word-for-word readings, you get a performance meant to be heard. Jack and I perform these live, front to back, no breaks, no fakes, no retakes. This is Season 3, Enter the Detective. This season contains adaptations of the first cases for detectives. Some will be characters from book, screen, and stage. Others will be lesser known but with great stories that we hope you give a try. Episode 2 is about vengeance, love, and no way out. This is Lecoq and The Mystery of Orcival, and adaptation of the Mystery of Orcival by Emile GaboriauSupport our Sponsors! Down and Out Books. Mysteries and thrillers from mainstream publishers leave you feeling like you kissed your best friend? Then you are ready to step down to Down & Out Books. Mystery, thrillers and horror. Gritty. Hard core. Obscure. Twisted. Imaginative. Fantastic. Stories the way you like them. Discover your next amazing read at Downandoutbooks.comStalker Stalked by Lee Matthew Goldberg In the psychological suspense thriller Stalker Stalked, Lexi Mazur learns the only way to beat her stalker is to use her own stalking prowess to turn the game back around. That’s her plan, but has she finally met her match?  Buy, download, and read Stalker Stalked by Lee Matthew Goldberg. From publisher All Due Respect. Amazon Link Widow’s Run by TG Wolff (That’s me!) Diamond had nothing to lose. Husband, job, house, life – all were gone. What she had now was a purpose – find the SOB who killed her husband. When you have nothing to lose, there are no rules. Read Widow’s Run in bed, on the train, while waiting for your kids to finish practice. Available in paperback and e-book from your favorite book seller. Amazon Link. Or listen to it on Mysteries to Die For, Season 1. Episode MaterialsThere are several places where you can find the original. Gutenberg is one of them. https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1651 The life and times of the original author, Emile Gaboriau, is on Wikipedia at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89mile_GaboriauHis character Lecoq has his own Wikipedia page at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsieur_LecoqCast of characters (in roughly the order of appearance)Monsieur Lecoq: the famous Paris detectiveCountess Bertha de Tremoral: the body.Count Hector de Tremoral: her missing husband “Old” Jean Bertaud: lazy, good for nothing who found the body of Countess de TremoralPhillipe Bertaud: a good, young man, everyone agreesClement Sauvesy: Bertha’s first husband. He died 18months ago.Monsieur Domini: The judge of Instruction. The guy who issues arrest warrants (near as I can tell)Guespin: A gardner for the Count and Countess. He is always borrowing money.Mayor Courtois: Mayor for the village of OrcivalLaurence Courtois: Daughter of the mayor. Had been courted by the Count prior to his marriage to Bertha.“Papa” Plantat: Justice of the Peace in Orcival. Assists Lecoq in the investigation.Doctor Gendron: Part physician, part chemist. He does the post mortem.Jenny: The Count’s lover in Paris, before he moved to Orcival. After the StoryThat wraps this episode of Mysteries to Die For. Support our show by subscribing, telling a mystery lover about us, and giving us a five-star review. Become a member of our Body Bag Brigade by financially supporting this season with a one-time donation. Pay what you can. Information is in the show notes and on our website TGWolff.com/Podcast. DONATE HERE  Mysteries to Die For is written by TG Wolff with contribution from Jack Wolff. Lecoq and the Mystery of Orcival was written by TG Wolff, adapted from The Mystery of Orcival by Emile Gaboriau. Music and production and by Jack Wolff. Episode art is by Shannon Leahy.