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Step into the gaslit streets of Belle Époque Paris with this essential collection featuring Maurice Leblanc’s legendary anti-hero, Arsène Lupin. This box set contains three magnificent full-length audiobooks documenting the exploits of the incomparable "Gentleman Burglar."

Découvrez Arsène Lupin, malfaiteur un peu cabotin, mais malfaiteur quand même, dans ses premières aventures. Tour à tour charmeur, implacable dans la résolution des énigmes, joueur farceur ou bravache, il excelle dans la capacité à faire tourner en bourrique les policiers de la Sureté, à se venger ou à simplement déposséder son prochain (de préférence riche à millions) de ses richesses. Neuf aventures vous attendent.

The Arsène Lupin Collection: Books 1-10 contains the first ten collections in the Arsène Lupin series, read by Rupert Degas. In the course of these ten novels we are introduced to Lupin and see him practice his own moral form of detection and recrimination, helping those who have been left behind in twentieth-century France.

These classic mystery short stories feature Maurice Lebanc’s famous rogue, Arsène Lupin. A master of disguise, Lupin moves between high society and a burglar’s life, stealing from the rich and powerful and creating mischief for Detective Ganimard.

Das Abenteuer des Gentleman-Einbrechers Arsène Lupin mit der „Dame mit den grünen Augen" ist einer der klassischen Kriminalromane des großen französischen Unterhaltungs-Schriftstellers Maurice Leblanc. Arsène Lupin ist ein charmanter Dieb, ein liebenswerter Schwindler, ein galanter Frauenschwarm und als Meister der Verkleidung führt er die Polizei immer wieder an der Nase herum. Was als beiläufige Beobachtung beginnt, entwickelt sich rasch zu einer Kette gefährlicher Ereignisse. Der Wettstreit wird mit allen Mitteln ausgefochten – bis hin zum Mord im Nachtexpress nach Monte Carlo.

Arsène Lupin ? Ce Robin des Bois moderne met son intelligence, sa force physique et son sang-froid au secours de "l'innocence persécutée". Un caractère à la fois séduisant, torturé et mystérieux, lui ont assuré son succès auprès de nombreux lecteurs. Içi sont rassemblées l'intégrale des 36 nouvelles qui mettent en scène le personnage d'Arsène Lupin, encore que parfois il se fasse passer pour un certain Jim Barnett.

Fine-art aficionado. Master of disguise. Jewelry expert. Historian. Gentleman. Burglar. Arsene Lupin is all of these and more. In 1905, Maurice Leblanc introduced his gentleman-burglar in the story "L'Arrestation d'Arsène Lupin". Shortly thereafter, the stories were collected as one single volume. In these charming adventures, Lupin orchestrates a myriad of extravagant heists in the very face of the determined Inspector Ganimard.

The national burglar of France faces off against the national detective of England in two unforgettable stories. Originally released as Arsene Lupin vs. Herlock Sholmes because of copyright issues, we have taken the liberty of replacing the counterfeit names originally published with those of the original sleuth himself, Sherlock Holmes (in the place of Herlock Sholmes) and his faithful Dr. Watson (in the place of Wilson). The result is an experience for the ages that you won't want to miss.

When Cosmo Mornington, a wealthy American, is pronounced dead, a large inheritance is up for grabs. He leaves his fortune to any living heir, leaving his good friend Don Luis Perenna in charge of finding them. But when Mornington's relatives start to mysteriously vanish or die, suspicion begins to fall on Don Luis. Lupin, disguised as Mornington's close acquaintance, sets out to unveil the truth behind the disappearances, and is led to a series of sinister crimes linked to a secret organisation called, 'The Teeth of the Tiger'.

Set in 1914, Woman of Mystery centres around the world of Paul Delroze. On the evening before the Second World War, a painful memory rears its ugly head: his father, a decorated veteran who served in the Franco-Prussian War, being brutally murdered at the hands of an unidentified German woman, as Paul and his father were taking an innocent stroll through the French countryside when he was a child. At his core, Paul always knew the day when the two nations – Germany and France – would fight again, and once he heard the call for battle, he was determined to take revenge once and for all.

This new Cyanide Publishing edition contains three classic audiobooks by Maurice LeBlanc as well as background articles.Follow the exploits of Arsene Lupin, the greatest of all white-glove thieves and the original gentleman burglar. Mystery and tension build, but humor prevails throughout as Monsieur Lupin and Chief Inspector Guerchard try mightily to outwit each other. Slapstick humor, witty asides, and some unexpected twists.

The Arsène Lupin & Sherlock Holmes Collection offers the extraordinary – and often perilous – stories of two of the most intriguing and iconic fictional characters in crime fiction, brilliantly narrated by Jonathan Keeble and Rupert Degas.

An exciting and entertaining listen for fans of detective fiction, The Hollow Needle features the popular character Arsène Lupin, gentleman-burglar and master of disguise. Intrigued by a legend concerning a hollow needle that supposedly holds a secret connected to the French monarchy–a secret that could potentially change the course of history–Lupin embarks on a quest to find the needle and unravel its mystery.

Arsène Lupin revient sur le devant de la scène, en cabotinant avec une de ses victimes, puis en s'échappant sous le nez et la barbe de Ganimard, le vaillant inspecteur de la Sureté. Son nom réapparaît dans d'autres affaires mystérieuses : c'en est trop ! Les victimes en appellent à Herlock Sholmès, le célèbre détective anglais qui a déjà bataillé avec Lupin et remporté une demie-victoire.

Paris is aghast at the news that of one of Lupin’s victims was discovered murdered. As the bodies continue to pile up, Lupin demonstrates his indefatigable tenacity - on a mission to clear his name and discover the shattering secret of 813.

Set in 1905 Paris, Arsène Lupin is outed for stealing a woman’s jewels on board a ship sailing to America and is subsequently arrested. But as someone who is an enemy to the establishment, and plays only by his own rules, Arsène soon proves himself to be as dangerous behind bars as he was outside of them… As gripping as it is fast paced, this audiobook edition is compelling narrated by Rupert Degas.

Audacious heists, outrageous disguises, and the million-dollar charm of Arsène Lupin are splendidly exhibited in these 10 tales detailing the exploits of our favorite gentleman burglar.

When the heirs to Cosmo Mornington’s enormous fortune are nowhere to be found, Don Luis Perenna, a friend of the deceased and executor of his will, sets out to track them down. If he fails to do so, he will himself inherit a quarter of his friend’s fortune. It is not long before one of the heirs turns up dead and the search for the missing beneficiaries quickly becomes a murder investigation.

Fifteen grippling short stories of Arsène Lupin: one of the most famous and intriguing figures of French detective literature. He was created by Maurice Leblanc, a brilliant journalist, writer and storyteller, and is the hero of a total of 24 books, novels and short stories alike. The fictional gentleman thief is a master of disguise, a criminal genius and a moral figure well-set in righting a few wrongs himself when Justice can't be bothered.

Something seems off. Lupin sensed it before it happened. When a simple burglary goes terribly wrong, and two of Lupin’s accomplices are sentenced to the guillotine, Lupin’s quest to free them reveals itself to be more twisted and darker than he’d ever imagined. Inspired by the infamous Panama scandals of 1892 and 1893, and expanding on the main concept in Poe’s The Purloined Letter, Leblanc weaves a thrilling tale of twists and turns with Lupin’s characteristic panache.