BOOKS FROM FRANCEThe Best Stories of Arsene Lupin
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Set in France
Male author
Description:
Based on the popular Netflix series! In the early 20th century, esteemed writer Maurice Leblanc created Arsène Lupin, a French Sherlock Holmes-type who became known as the gentleman thief. Lupin's exploits, in pursuit of the rich, have been documented in more than twenty stories and books, as well as in film. In January 2021, Netflix released a major hit in the entertaining Lupin mystery-comedy series based on the stories. The Best Stories of Arsène Lupin is a collection of the most engaging of Leblanc's writing about Lupin, with a special foreword by West Point associate professor of English and writer Matthew Carey Salyer.
Reviews:
(1 week ago) |
29 Sep, 2025
These stories are delightfully witty! My favourite, Lupin's Marriage, had me laughing for pages because of the ridiculous premise.
Admittedly, some stories feel repetitive and predictable. The appeal is less in the mystery and more in the playful charm of Lupin, himself.
Not my favourite short story collection, but well worth the easy going read and a book I will recommend.
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