One of the interesting things about Javert at this point is that he is not strictly a policeman. I don't have my copy of the Brick on me to find the reference, but the letter and the ID card the students find on Javert when they capture him are a very big indication that Javert is not only a 'normal' policeman - the visible sort as he was in Montreuil - but has become part of the Secret Police network which was responsible for finding and infiltrating groups opposed to the government. Javert is therefore very much a spy
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I have many of the similar thoughts. My recollection is that Hugo does not refer to Javert as a "spy" until 1830s part of the book. I need to go back through and double check that, but it definitely becomes more prevalent later in the book. That would certainly support the theory of Javert being recruited in these in between years
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You know, I have been LONGING for Javert casefic, so I am really intrigued by your premise, although I think I will wait to read at least until you've got to a natural stopping point (I like to read stories all in one go).
Writing a crime drama is an interesting challenge that I have not tried before. In particular, a crime drama set in the 1800s, the time before fingerprints, DNA evidence, and the vast majority of the forensics. I sat down to write the first crime scene in the story and found myself having to stop and rethink, over and over, how would Javert look at this? What evidence would he see? 'cause it is not what happens in Bones or CSI. :) I have been re-reading Sherlock Holmes to try and get a feel for it, but that is 50 years later.
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Writing a crime drama is an interesting challenge that I have not tried before. In particular, a crime drama set in the 1800s, the time before fingerprints, DNA evidence, and the vast majority of the forensics. I sat down to write the first crime scene in the story and found myself having to stop and rethink, over and over, how would Javert look at this? What evidence would he see? 'cause it is not what happens in Bones or CSI. :) I have been re-reading Sherlock Holmes to try and get a feel for it, but that is 50 years later.
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