{"product_id":"the-crystal-stopper-warbler-classics-9781954525450","title":"The Crystal Stopper (Warbler Classics)","description":"\u003cp\u003eTaking inspiration from the infamous Panama scandals of 1892 and 1893-the biggest corruption bust of the nineteenth century-and Edgar Allan Poe's short story \"The Purloined Letter,\" Leblanc hurls Arsène Lupin headlong into a high stakes quest for the truth that threatens his honor and his life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo of Lupin's accomplices are present during a burglary at the home of Deputy Daubrecq. One is guilty and the other innocent but both will be sentenced to death. Through theft, deception, murder, and blackmail, the ingenious criminal manages to outwit his pursuers on a hair-trigger chase full of twists and surprises that put Lupin's brilliance and courage to the ultimate test.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLupin has been depicted in countless film and stage adaptions, most recently as the inspiration of the Netflix series, \u003cem\u003eLupin, \u003c\/em\u003e starring Omar Sy. This Warbler Classics edition includes a detailed chronology of Leblanc's life and work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLeBlanc, Maurice:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Maurice Leblanc (1864-1947) was a French writer best known for creating the fictional character Arsène Lupin. Lupin's first appearance in Je sais tout, a French periodical, heralded the arrival of the most captivating crook of the literary world. Leblanc would go on to feature his masterful thief in novels and short stories for the next thirty years.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTeixeira De Mattos, Alexander:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Alexander Teixeira de Mattos (1865-1921) was a Dutch-English journalist, literary critic and publisher, who gained his greatest fame as a translator.","brand":"Warbler Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50450004836626,"sku":"9781954525450","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_cc51364f-e921-49ce-b0fc-73313c356cf9.jpg?v=1729748550","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-crystal-stopper-warbler-classics-9781954525450","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}