The Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar Collection - Volume 2: 3 Novels in 1 Volume - 813; The Crystal Stopper; and The Confessions of Arsène Lupin - 7225

The books that inspired the hit Netflix series LUPIN! It's Maurice LeBlanc's master thief, Arsène Lupin, at his finest. Beautifully formatted for easy reading, this classic volume includes the 3 Lupin novels: 813 The Crystal Stopper The Confessions of Arsène Lupin Here’s an excerpt from the novel 813 "Arsène Lupin! I am glad that at last a lucky chance has brought me into touch with that scoundrel again! I'll show the fellow the stuff I'm made of!... And this time it's a murder!... It's a fight between you and me now, Master Lupin!" M. Formerie had not forgotten the strange adventure of the Princesse de Lamballe's diadem, nor the wonderful way in which Lupin had tricked him a few years before. The thing had remained famous in the annals of the law-courts. People still laughed at it; and in M. Formerie it had left a just feeling of resentment, combined with the longing for a striking revenge. "The nature of the crime is self-evident," he declared, with a great air of conviction, "and we shall have no difficulty in discovering the motive. So all is well... M. Lenormand, how do you do?... I am delighted to see you...” M. Formerie was not in the least delighted. On the contrary, M. Lenormand's presence did not please him at all, seeing that the chief detective hardly took the trouble to disguise the contempt in which he held him. However, the magistrate drew himself up and, in his most solemn tones: "So, doctor, you consider that death took place about a dozen hours ago, perhaps more!... That, in fact, was my own idea... We are quite agreed... And the instrument of the crime?" "A knife with a very thin blade, Monsieur le Juge d'Instruction," replied the surgeon. "Look, the blade has been wiped on the dead man's own handkerchief...”
ASIN: B08VVW1CGT
VSKU: PKV.B08VVW1CGT.G
Condition: Good
Author/Artist:LeBlanc, Maurice|Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander
Binding: Paperback