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"An Historical Mystery (The Gondreville Mystery)" is a novel by Honore de Balzac, part of his series 'La Comédie humaine'. Michu, is the bailiff and keeper of the prestigious Gondreville Estate, previously the seat of the Marquis de Simeuse. But during the French revolution, Michu gains a bad reputation when he presides over the execution of his boss, the Marquis, an act deemed by many as treachery. His subsequent actions don't do much to redeem his name, especially when he attempts to buy the estate from a powerful politician, by threatening the new owner. But this time the wily bailiff may have bitten off more than he could chew...
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