Description
The Hollow Needle is one of Maurice Leblanc's best-known novels. In it the famous gentleman-burglar and master of disguises Arsène Lupin finds himself playing an intense game of cat and mouse with the young, surprisingly apt amateur-detective Isidore Beautrelet. Old foes Detective Ganimard and the famous English detective Holmlock Shears (so renamed to avoid copyright infringement) also make appearances. Lupin is chasing the most valuable object he has ever had the opportunity to steal: the Hollow Needle, which hides unfathomable treasure and a secret that the kings of France have been handing down since the time of Julius Caesar. Lupin has been depicted in countless film and stage adaptions, most recently as the inspiration of the Netflix series, Lupin, starring Omar Sy. This Warbler Classics edition includes a detailed chronology of Leblanc's life and work, as well as the eulogy he wrote for Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Author: Maurice LeBlanc
Publisher: Warbler Classics
Published: 03/09/2021
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.53lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.48d
ISBN13: 9781954525160
ISBN10: 1954525168
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Action & Adventure
- Fiction | Mystery & Detective | Collections & Anthologies
- Fiction | World Literature | France | 20th Century