THE EXTRAORDINARY ADVENTURES OF ARSENE LUPIN, GENTLEMAN-BURGLAR By: Maurice Leblanc
The suave adventures of a gentleman rogueβa French Thomas Crown
Penguin
April 2007
On Sale: March 27, 2007
Featuring: Arsene Lupin; Sherlock Holmes
304 pages ISBN: 0143104861 EAN: 9780143104865 Trade Size Add to Wish List
Created by Maurice LeBlanc during the early twentieth century, ArsΓΒ¨ne Lupin is a witty confidence man and burglar, the Sherlock Holmes of crime. The poor and innocent have nothing to fear from him; often they profit from his spontaneous generosity. The rich and powerful, and the detective who tries to spoil his fun, however, must beware. They are the target of ArsΓΒ¨neΓ’β¬β’s mischief and tomfoolery. A masterful thief, his plans frequently evolve into elaborate capers, a precursor to such cinematic creations as OceanΓ’β¬β’s Eleven and The Sting. Sparkling with amusing banter, these storiesΓ’β¬βthe best of the Lupin seriesΓ’β¬βare outrageous, melodramatic, and literate.
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