Maurice Leblanc

When a tantalizing clue to a young woman’s murder—a torn silk scarf—falls into the hands of Arsène Lupin, the internationally famous gentleman-thief, he senses an irresistible opportunity. Lupin is both a brilliant planner of elaborate heists and an ingenious solver of mysteries, and in this short story he turns his deductive skills to accomplishing three tasks simultaneously: finding the killer; teasing his archrival, the...

'Lupin follows me everywhere. He is not my shadow. I am his shadow.' - Maurice Leblanc In his first appearance, Leblanc's charming burglar, Arsène Lupin, finds himself behind bars as the police congratulate themselves on capturing the notorious criminal. But little did they know that Lupin had them exactly where he wanted them... This book features nine astounding adventures of the gentleman thief. Sparkling with wit and filled with elaborate plots...

Une édition de référence de La Demoiselle aux yeux verts de Maurice Leblanc, spécialement conçue pour la lecture sur les supports numériques. « Ah! demoiselle aux yeux verts, se dit Raoul, pendant que les trois mules du break, dont il entendait tinter les grelots, commençaient l'escalade des premières pentes, jolie demoiselle, vous êtes ma captive désormais. Complice d'assassin, d'escroc et de maître chanteur, meurtrière vous-même,...

Une édition de référence de 813 de Maurice Leblanc, spécialement conçue pour la lecture sur les supports numériques. « Il y avait aussi un colis que venait d'apporter le service des colis postaux parisiens. Comme le papier qui l'entourait était en partie déchiré, M. Lenormand put voir une cassette d'ébène sur laquelle était gravé le nom de Rudolf Kesselbach. Il ouvrit. Outre les débris d'une glace dont on voyait encore l'emplacement...

Une édition de référence de L'Aiguille creuse de Maurice Leblanc, spécialement conçue pour la lecture sur les supports numériques. « L'Aiguille creuse ! association déconcertante de deux mots, incompréhensible question que posait ce morceau de papier dont la provenance même était inconnue ! Était-ce une expression insignifiante, le rébus d'un écolier qui barbouille d'encre un coin de feuille ? Ou bien était-ce deux mots magiques par...

The Confessions of Arsène Lupin (1913) is a collection of short stories by Maurice Leblanc. Blending crime fiction, fantasy, and mystery, Leblanc crafts original and entertaining tales of adventure starring one of the greatest literary characters of all time, Arsène Lupin, gentleman thief. Partly based on the life of French anarchist Marius Jacob, Lupin first appeared in print in 1905 as an answer to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes. Arsène...

An original and entertaining selection of crime stories all committed on the railways. Authors include Baroness Orczy (most famous for The Scarlet Pimpernel) and Maurice Leblanc (most famous for Arsene Lupin.)

First appearing in 1905, Arsène Lupin is the most famous fictional character of French writer Maurice Leblanc. Gentleman thief and master of disguise Arsène Lupin is a character who often operates as a force for justice but on the wrong side of the law. Similar to Pierre Alexis Ponson du Terrail's fictional character Rocambole and to E. W. Hornung's gentleman thief A. J. Raffles, Arsène Lupin has been described as an inversion of Sherlock Holmes....

A contemporary of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Maurice Leblanc (1864-1941) was the creator of the character of gentleman thief Arsene Lupin who, in French-speaking countries, has enjoyed a popularity as long-lasting and considerable as Sherlock Holmes in the English-speaking world. This volume collects 11 books: ARSÈNE LUPIN, by Maurice Leblanc THE HOLLOW NEEDLE 813 THE CRYSTAL STOPPER THE CONFESSIONS OF ARSÈNE LUPIN THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE THE SECRET...

One of the most popular characters in all of crime fiction, Arsène Lupin, Gentleman Burglar long ago joined his (sometime) rival Sherlock Holmes in the criminal literature Hall of Fame. Created in 1905 by French author Maurice Leblanc for the magazine Je sais tout, Lupin proved to be such a huge hit that the character would go on to inspire no less than 17 novels, thirty-nine novellas and a series of movie and television adaptations that remain...