Gentleman thief and detective Arsène Lupin conspires to match wits with the great Victorian detective Sherlock Holmes in Maurice Leblanc’s second collection of short stories. Brilliantly capturing each character's extraordinary skills, Leblanc offers readers an array of entertaining adventures. The eight tales include “Lottery Ticket No. 514,” “Sherlock Holmes Opens Hostilities,” “Second Arrest of Arsène Lupin,” “The Jewish Lamp,” and others. Mystery lovers will find Lupin and Holmes the most cunning duo in crime fiction.

Maurice Leblanc (1864-1941) was a French novelist and writer of short stories, known primarily as the creator of the fictional gentleman thief and detective Arsene Lupin, often described as a French counterpart to Conan Doyle's creation Sherlock Holmes.

Two brilliant minds face off in this thrilling adventure. As Lupin's exploits grow ever more daring, the French authorities begin searching for an edge in their battle against the world's greatest thief. They find one in the unparalleled British detective, 'Herlock Sholmes'. With his brilliant powers of observation and unmatched intuition, Sholmes poses the largest threat Lupin has seen to date. When these two minds engage in a battle of wits, who will emerge victorious? ABOUT THE SERIES: The Arcturus Classics series brings together high-quality paperback editions of classics works, presented with contemporary graphic cover designs. Together they make a wonderful collection which is perfect for any home library.

INDEX FOREWORD CHAPTER I THE DESERTED CABIN CHAPTER II ON THE EDGE OF THE ATLANTIC CHAPTER III VORSKI'S SON CHAPTER IV THE POOR PEOPLE OF SAREK CHAPTER V "FOUR WOMEN CRUCIFIED" CHAPTER VI ALL'S WELL CHAPTER VII FRANÇOIS AND STÉPHANE CHAPTER VIII ANGUISH CHAPTER IX THE DEATH-CHAMBER CHAPTER X THE ESCAPE CHAPTER XI THE SCOURGE OF GOD CHAPTER XII THE ASCENT OF GOLGOTHA CHAPTER XIII "ELOI, ELOI, LAMA SABACHTHANI!" CHAPTER XIV THE ANCIENT DRUID CHAPTER XV THE HALL OF THE UNDERGROUND SACRIFICES CHAPTER XVI THE HALL OF THE KINGS OF BOHEMIA CHAPTER XVII "CRUEL PRINCE, OBEYING DESTINY" CHAPTER XVIII THE GOD-STONE

In this pulse-pounding murder mystery from Arsene Lupin creator Maurice Leblanc, a chance encounter irrevocably alters the course of one man's life, and the early twentieth-century tensions between France and Germany boil over. Although the original edition of the mystery does not include an appearance from super-thief Lupin, later editions were revised to include him.

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