The Omnibus Crime

The Omnibus Crime, Translation from the French by Nina Cooper. Original novel by Fortuné du Boisgobey

Paul Freneuse, a young, successful, Parisian artist, returning to his studio in the Place Pigalle by the Les Halles omnibus at midnight, is seated in the omnibus when a young, beautiful girl suddenly dies. He at first thinks the poorly clad girl has been murdered, but logic tells him no one would have a reason to kill such an
unlikely victim. He dismisses the idea and continues his work on an almost completed canvas which he hopes to submit to the upcoming Paris Exposition. He is highly regarded by the critics and is expected to win, cementing his already considerable reputation.

Fortunately for justice, his ne'er-do-well friend, Binos, will not abandon the search for the supposed murderers and solicits the aid of the mysterious Piédouche to bring the killers to justice.

Nina Cooper holds a Ph.D. in Romance Languages from the University of Texas at Austin. She has done critical work on the plays of Gabriel Marcel and Jean-Paul Sartre, as well as on the short stories of Julien Green.

Her first book, Servants on Horses, a novel based on the history of the Muskogees in the American South, was published in 2009. A second book on Native American history, edited by Cooper, Selected Letters of General Thomas Woodward's Reminiscences was published in 2010.