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Raffles: Further Adventures of the Amateur Cracksman follows the return of A.J. Raffles, the charming gentleman thief, and his loyal sidekick Bunny. As they resume their high-stakes heists, the two must outmaneuver the law, rival criminals, and their own dark pasts in this thrilling sequel filled with deception and intrigue.

Mr. Justice Raffles follows the infamous gentleman thief, A.J. Raffles, in his final adventure. As he navigates London’s criminal underworld, Raffles attempts to outwit law enforcement while upholding his own code of honor. A thrilling and ironic conclusion to the Raffles series.

E. W. Hornung was an English author and poet best known for writing the A. J. Raffles series of stories about a gentleman thief in late 19th-century London. Some of Hornung's novels, including The Thousandth Woman, are notable for "portraying women in a rather modern, favorable light", according a critic. In The Thousandth Woman, the title character staunchly stands by the man she loves after he is accused of murder. This novel, published shortly before the outbreak of World War I, is one of Hornung’s final works of fiction. ( Lee Smalley)

"I'd tasted blood, and it was all over with me. Why should I work when I could steal? Why settle down to some humdrum uncongenial billet, when excitement, romance, danger and a decent living were all going begging together?"- A. J. Raffles, The Ides of March.The Amateur Cracksman is the first collection of stories about A. J. Raffles, gentleman, cricketer, and thief. After stopping his old school friend, Bunny Manders, from a desperate attempt at suicide, Raffles introduces the unsuspecting Bunny to a new way of earning a living, burglary. Though frequently horrified by Raffles's actions, the ...