Classic collection of stories by Maurice Leblanc (15 + books): The Arrest of Arsene Lupin, Arsene Lupin in Prison, The Escape of Arsene Lupin, The Mysterious ... Traveller, The Queen's Necklace and others

by Maurice Leblanc

Arsène Lupin is a fictional gentleman thief and master of disguise created in 1905 by French writer Maurice Leblanc. The character was first introduced in a series of short stories serialized in the magazine Je sais tout. The first story, "The Arrest of Arsène Lupin", was published on 15 July 1905.
Lupin was featured in 17 novels and 39 novellas by Leblanc, with the novellas or short stories collected into book form for a total of 24 books. The number becomes 25 if the 1923 novel The Secret Tomb is Lupin does not appear in it, but the main character Dorothée solves one of Arsène Lupin's four fabulous secrets.


The Arrest of Arsène Lupin
Arsène Lupin in Prison
The Escape of Arsène Lupin
The Mysterious Traveller
The Queen’s Necklace
The Seven of Hearts
Madame Imbert’s Safe
The Black Pearl
Sherlock Holmes Arrives Too Late
Arsène Lupin versus Herlock
Lottery Ticket No. 514
The Blue Diamond
Herlock Sholmès Opens Hostilities
Light in the Darkness
An Abduction
Second Arrest of Arsène Lupin
The Jewish Lamp
The Shipwreck

420 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 3, 2023

About the author

Maurice Leblanc (1864 - 1941) was a French novelist, best known as the creator of gentleman thief (later detective) Arsène Lupin.

Leblanc began as a journalist, until he was asked to write a short story filler, and created, more gallant and dashing than English counterpart Sherlock Holmes.

Reviews

[soph · Rating 3 out of 5]

they're fun, they're fine, he's perfect except for his moriarty. all good and normal, frankly! a fun easy read