# The Mystery of Orcival — Character guide

> Key figures in The Mystery of Orcival by Émile Gaboriau.

- [M. Lecoq](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_mystery_of_orcival_se/characters/m_lecoq.md): A brilliant detective investigating the murder at Orcival.
- [Bertha Lechaillu](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_mystery_of_orcival_se/characters/bertha_lechaillu.md): A young woman at the center of the mystery.
- [Count Hector de Trémorel](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_mystery_of_orcival_se/characters/count_de_tremorel.md): A nobleman whose disappearance sparks the investigation.
- [M. Plantat](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_mystery_of_orcival_se/characters/m_plantat.md): A retired police officer and friend of Lecoq.
- [Clement Sauvresy](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_mystery_of_orcival_se/characters/sauvresy.md): A landowner whose death is linked to the crime.
- [Laurence Courtois](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_mystery_of_orcival_se/characters/laurence_courtois.md): Daughter of M. Courtois, involved in the affair.
- [Guespin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_mystery_of_orcival_se/characters/guespin.md): A servant at the Trémorel estate, suspected of the crime.
- [Jenny Fancy](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_mystery_of_orcival_se/characters/jenny_fancy.md): A young Englishwoman connected to the Trémorel household.
- [Robelot](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_mystery_of_orcival_se/characters/robelot.md): A local bonesetter who provides information.
- [Madame Courtois](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_mystery_of_orcival_se/characters/madame_courtois.md): Wife of M. Courtois and mother of Laurence.
- [Old Jean](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_mystery_of_orcival_se/characters/old_jean.md): An elderly servant at the Trémorel estate.
- [Madame Denis](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_mystery_of_orcival_se/characters/madame_denis.md): A local woman who keeps a lodging house.

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