The Crystal Stopper

Maurice, LeBlanc

Blurb

The Crystal Stopper is a mystery novel by Maurice Leblanc featuring the adventures of the gentleman thief Arsène Lupin. The novel appeared in serial form in the French newspaper Le Journal from September to November 1912 and was released as a novel subsequently. Maurice Leblanc was inspired by the infamous Panama scandals of 1892 and 1893. The novel borrows from Edgar Allan Poe's short story The Purloined Letter the idea of hiding an object in plain sight. Plot summary: During a burglary at the home of Deputy Daubrecq a crime is committed and two accomplices of Arsène Lupin are arrested by the police. One is guilty of the crime, the other innocent but both will be sentenced to death. Lupin seeks to deliver the victim of a miscarriage of justice, but struggles against Deputy Daubrecq's ruthless blackmailer, who has an incriminating document hidden in a crystal stopper.

Literature & Fiction

Classics

Ashed Phoenix

The Teeth of the Tiger

The fortunes of Don Luis Perenna seem set to only increase after the will of his friend, Cosmo Mornington, is read. Perenna stands to benefit by one million francs if he finds the true heir, and by one hundred million if they can't be found. But after both a detective and a potential recipient of the fortune die in the in the same way as Mornington, Perenna (alias Arsène Lupin) must fight to prove his innocence and discover the real murderer. The Teeth of the Tiger was published in this English translation in 1914, but wasn't available in the original French until its serialization in Le Journal in 1920. In the timeline of the series, The Teeth of the Tiger is set after the events of 813, and continues with the rebalancing of Lupin from a god-like genius to a fallible, albeit brilliant, man.

Discover the many faces of Arsène Lupin as you've never seen them before in this original compilation from Skyboat Media and Blackstone Publishing. Arsène Lupin boldly makes a name for himself in "Madame Imbert's Safe" as he attempts to steal from a couple who may be hiding more than just money, and flaunts his keen eye as he traces a cold case in "The Queen's Necklace." In "The Arrest of Arsène Lupin," passengers onboard a transatlantic steamer fear for their valuables when the captain announces that Arsène Lupin has snuck onto the ship ... and he could be disguised as anyone. In "Sherlock Holmes Arrives Too Late," Lupin goes head-to-head with Holmes, but someone from Lupin's past may get in the way. Just when it seems like Lupin is in a criminal league all his own, Herlock Sholmes appears. Similar to the famous English detective (but, owing to the complaints of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, possessing an entirely different name), Sholmes travels to Paris to solve the case of the stolen blue diamond. Monsieur Lupin must employ all his ingenuity to avoid arrest and protect his reputation as the greatest thief the world has ever known. With daring escapes and intricate heists, this compilation showcases Lupin at his most cunning--and his most outrageous Full contents: Introduction by Alison Belle Bews - "The Arrest of Arsène Lupin" - "The Escape of Arsène Lupin" - "Madame Imbert's Safe" - "The Black Pearl" - "Sherlock Holmes Arrives Too Late" - "The Queen's Necklace" - "Lottery Ticket No. 514" - "The Blue Diamond" - "Herlock Sholmes Opens Hostilities" - "Light in the Darkness" - "An Abduction" - "The Second Arrest of Arsène Lupin"

An Arsène Lupin Casebook (The Arsène Lupin Series)

Short Stories & Anthologies

Blackstone Public Domain

The first of Maurice Leblanc's collections about his devilish, debonair rogue, Arsène Lupin, Gentleman Burglar presents eight dazzling short stories that display some of Lupin's greatest thefts and escapes. Lupin robs from within prison, leaves its walls with ease, steals priceless diamonds from the rich and outwits the greatest detective of all: Sherlock Holmes. Witty, cunning and taunting, Lupin is a genius on the wrong side of the law, although his noble code of ethics and Robin-Hood-like ways often see him use his talents for good.

Arsène Lupin, Gentleman Burglar

Naxos and Blackstone Publishing

Arsène Lupin: Versus Herlock Sholmes (Classic Reprint)

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Mystery

Forgotten Books

Created by Maurice LeBlanc during the early twentieth century, Arsène 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 Arsène Lupin's mischief and tomfoolery. A masterful thief, his plans frequently evolve into elaborate capers, a precursor to such cinematic creations as "Ocean's Eleven" and "The Sting" or books such as "The Scarlet Pimpernel." Sparkling with amusing banter, these stories-the best of the Lupin series-are outrageous, melodramatic, and literate. Arsène Lupin is definitely more dashing than Sherlock Holmes, and the Maurice LeBlanc stories are more psychologically or "humanly" involved. Arsene Lupin is everything you would expect from a French aristocrat -- witty, charming, brilliant, sly . . . and possibly the greatest thief in the world. In this classic tale, Lupin comes up against the only man who may be able to stop him . . . no less than the great British gentleman-detective Herlock Sholmes (a semi-parody on Sherlock Holmes, of course)! A gentleman master thief, Arsene Lupin is one of France's most famous fictional characters, the sort of anti-hero who uses his brains and charm to escape from any situation the police may put him in. Maurice LeBlanc's adventure stories, which may have been overlooked because they weren't originally written in English, are fast paced, fascinating, and superbly clever.

Arsene Lupin, Gentleman-Thief

Created by Maurice LeBlanc during the early twentieth century, "Arsene Lupin Vs. Herlock Sholmes" 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 Arsène Lupin's mischief and tomfoolery. A masterful thief, his plans frequently evolve into elaborate capers, a precursor to such cinematic creations as "Ocean's Eleven" and "The Sting" or books such as "The Scarlet Pimpernel." Sparkling with amusing banter, "Arsene Lupin Vs. Herlock Sholmes" -the best of the Lupin series-are outrageous, melodramatic, and literate. Arsène Lupin is definitely more dashing than Sherlock Holmes, and the Maurice LeBlanc stories are more psychologically or "humanly" involved. Arsene Lupin is everything you would expect from a French aristocrat -- witty, charming, brilliant, sly . . . and possibly the greatest thief in the world. In this classic tale, Lupin comes up against the only man who may be able to stop him . . . no less than the great British gentleman-detective Herlock Sholmes (a semi-parody on Sherlock Holmes, of course)! "Arsene Lupin Vs. Herlock Sholmes" is one of France's most famous fictional stories, with Lupin as sort of an anti-hero who uses his brains and charm to escape from any situation the police may put him in. "Arsene Lupin Vs. Herlock Sholmes," which may have been overlooked because it wasn't originally written in English, are fast paced, fascinating, and superbly clever.

Arsene Lupin Vs. Herlock Sholmes : A Classic Tale Of The World's Greatest Thief And The World's Greatest Detective!

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The Crystal Stopper

The Crystal Stopper

The Teeth of the Tiger

An Arsène Lupin Casebook (The Arsène Lupin Series)

An Arsène Lupin Casebook (The Arsène Lupin Series)

Arsène Lupin, Gentleman Burglar

Arsène Lupin: Versus Herlock Sholmes (Classic Reprint)

Arsene Lupin, Gentleman-Thief

Arsene Lupin Vs. Herlock Sholmes : A Classic Tale Of The World's Greatest Thief And The World's Greatest Detective!

The Three Eyes