Jules Meyer became a sleuth and conducted several investigations in Alsace, all of which are written by the talented Jacques Fortier, who began his career as a journalist on France Bleu Alsace. All his investigations shed light on little-known parts of Alsatian history and are published by the Verger Editeur in the collection of Rhenish Investigations. “Gutenberg’s crime” is the seventh adventure of Jules Meyer, which takes place in May 1929.
The story : The young Alsatian is called to the rescue, because an old box was found during excavations in the Greene Bari district, from the Montagne-Verte to Strasbourg. But it was stolen three days later. It is of exceptional historical importance. The Alsatian detective will have to deal with a young researcher head-in-the-air, a curious German student, a formidable British agent and a few other disturbing characters, all in search of the precious “Strasbourg box”. Jules will also have to look into two old puzzles that have not been solved for five centuries, which have caused a lot of ink to flow. What did Gutenberg do between his departure from Strasbourg in 1444 and his return to Mainz in 1448? Where and when did he actually invent the printing press?