Arsène Lupin vs. Sherlock Holmes - (Dover Mystery Classics) by Maurice LeBlanc (Paperback)

About the Book

Arsène Lupin and Sherlock Holmes match wits in eight short stories from Maurice Leblanc. Includes "Lottery Ticket No. 514," "Sherlock Holmes Opens Hostilities," "Second Arrest of Arsène Lupin," "The Jewish Lamp," and others.

Book Synopsis

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.

From the Back Cover

Working to solve a series of crimes, gentleman thief and debonair detective Arsène Lupin conspires to match wits with the great Victorian detective Sherlock Holmes in Maurice Leblanc's second collection of short stories. The eight tales include "Lottery Ticket No. 514," "Sherlock Holmes Opens Hostilities," "Second Arrest of Arsène Lupin," "The Jewish Lamp," and others. Brilliantly capturing each character's extraordinary skills, Leblanc offers mystery lovers an array of entertaining adventures with the most cunning duo in crime fiction.

About the Author

Maurice Marie Émile Leblanc was a French novelist and writer of short stories, known primarily as the creator of the fictional gentleman thief and detective Arsène Lupin, often described as a French counterpart to Arthur Conan Doyle's creation Sherlock Holmes.