Count's Millions and Baron Trigault's Vengeance
Author: first_name: Émile
last_name: Gaboriau
Language: English
Year: 1913

The wealthy Count de Chalusse is struck with apoplexy and dies without a will, leaving Marguerite the orphan (daughter?) he adopted penniless. It is discovered that 2 million francs which were in the count's possession the day before are now missing. At the same time as all this is happening the Marquis de Valorsay who is on the brink of financial ruin courts Marguerite to gain access to her supposed fortune. To succeed, he must find a way to remove the young advocate Pascal whom she loves from