Historical Fiction
A chilling portrait of Antoine-Francois Derues, a cunning and cruel criminal mastermind, exploring his dark path from childhood to infamous crimes.
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A chilling portrait of Antoine-Francois Derues, a cunning and cruel criminal mastermind, exploring his dark path from childhood to infamous crimes.
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An orphan at three years old, he had been brought up at first by a relation who turned him out for theft; afterwards by two sisters, his cousins, who were already beginning to take alarm at his abnormal perversity. This pale and fragile being, an incorrigible thief, a consummate hypocrite, and a cold-blooded assassin, was predestined to an immortality of crime, and was to find a place among the most execrable monsters for whom humanity has ever had to blush; his name was Antoine-Francois Derues.
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Romance & sex
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No sexual content depicted.
Violence & gore
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Extreme violence including murder, poisoning, and graphic cruelty central to the story.
Profanity
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Substance use
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Minor references to poisoning as a method of murder, not glamorized.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No evidence found in available sources.
Religious content
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Moderate religious references, including Scripture quotes and hypocrisy themes.
Magic & witchcraft
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Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Minor themes of social class and power dynamics in historical context.
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Major themes of child neglect, cruelty, and systemic suffering in Derues' early life.
Other
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