Émile Gaboriau 
The Clique Of Gold 

From the first moment when Mile Henriette is discovered in her little room in the garret trying to commit suicide, in the first chapter, until the climax of Sarah Brandon’s schemes in the last, there is a series of daring plots and startling incidents.This gem of a mystery is full of greed, deceit, jealousy, despair, attempted assassination, true love and perseverance, and finally revenge.