{"product_id":"the-best-of-lupin-adventures-of-ars-ne-lupin-gentleman-thief","title":"The Best of Lupin: Adventures of Ars?ne Lupin, Gentleman-Thief","description":"\u003cb\u003eA selection of classic stories featuring France's answer to Sherlock Holmes: a brilliant master criminal with a mischievous sense of humor--now the inspiration for the major streaming series \u003ci\u003eLupin\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eArsène Lupin is a gentleman and a thief, a world-famous master of disguise and a planner of elaborate heists. His exploits are regularly splashed across newspaper pages, entertaining all of France as Inspector Ganimard of the Paris Police fruitlessly pursues him. Lupin often turns detective himself when it suits him, solving puzzles that have stumped the experts, and occasionally he even matches wits with his rival from England, \"Herlock Sholmes.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA bane to the powerful and generous to the powerless, Lupin is exceedingly witty, marvelously clever, and always a gentleman. The twenty-two delightful stories in \u003ci\u003eThe Best of Lupin\u003c\/i\u003e, drawn from five collections published nearly a century ago by Maurice Leblanc, have stood the test of time and are ripe for rediscovery.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMAURICE LEBLANC \u003c\/b\u003e(1864-1941) was born in Rouen, France. Author of numerous novels, he is best remembered now for his short stories and novels featuring the brilliant gentleman-thief, Arsène Lupin. There were five collections of Lupin stories: \u003ci\u003eArsène Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar\u003c\/i\u003e (1906), \u003ci\u003eArsène Lupin versus Herlock Sholmes\u003c\/i\u003e (1908), \u003ci\u003eThe Confessions of Arsène Lupin\u003c\/i\u003e (1912), \u003ci\u003eThe Eight Strokes of the Clock\u003c\/i\u003e (1922), and \u003ci\u003eArsène Lupin Intervenes\u003c\/i\u003e (1928). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eABOUT THE INTRODUCER: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMartin Walker\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of a series of mystery novels set in France featuring Bruno, Chief of Police, including \u003ci\u003eTo Kill a Troubadour \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eA Chateau Under Siege\u003c\/i\u003e. Best sellers in Europe, his novels have been translated into more than fifteen languages. He divides his time between Washington, D.C., and the Dordogne in France.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50597276746002,"sku":"9780593686447","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5756841d-e445-4ad4-802d-159cb4c4d834.jpg?v=1732176102","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-best-of-lupin-adventures-of-ars-ne-lupin-gentleman-thief","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}