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What if the wanted criminal understands the mystery before the police do?
Arsène Lupin lives on the wrong side of the law, but he makes detection part of his mischief. In Maurice Leblanc’s The Confessions of Arsène Lupin, the gentleman thief uses charm, disguise, and sharp observation to outwit opponents. His nerve matters, but so does his skill at shaping what other people believe.
These short crime stories move from case to case, rather than tell a steady account of Lupin’s life. An object, a gesture, or a misleading account can turn an investigation in the wrong direction. The police pursue him, giving this proud, inventive criminal someone to measure himself against—and making each contest a test of perception.
What you’ll discover
- A thief who detects Watch Lupin turn his criminal talents toward mysteries the police have yet to understand.
- Disguise beyond appearances Discover how Lupin changes not just his appearance, but what others believe about him.
- Clues worth watching Follow objects, gestures, and accounts whose meaning depends on who knows how to read them.
- A contest of intelligence Feel the tension as police pursuit gives Lupin a measure of his own cleverness.
- Charm on the wrong side Meet an inventive criminal whose pride and nerve make detection another form of mischief.
Who will love it
You will enjoy this if you like clever puzzles, daring disguises, Paris streets and country châteaux, and a charming rogue who matches wits with the law.
What’s inside
The key ideas, in the 15-minute summary
- A flash of sunlight opens a murder case
- A mother's old card summons a stranger's promise
- An old painting points to a hidden fortune
- A grieving widow lays a trap for Lupin
- Ganimard is drawn by orange peel into a puzzle
- A girl in danger receives a visitor over the wall
- A wild car ride is a mystery for babies
- A forged wedding notice turns a duke's life upside down
- A beggar vanishes inside a walled farm
- A glittering housewarming hides a bold design
Who’s who
- Arsène LupinA gentleman burglar who loves disguises, puzzles and grand gestures, and who tells his adventures to a friend.
- GanimardThe chief inspector of the Paris police, stubborn and brave, who chases Lupin and never quite catches him.
- Yvonne d'OrignyA countess whose son is taken by her husband and who sends a desperate call for help.
- Louise d'ErnemontA poor seamstress and heir of a tax farmer, who visits a walled garden each April 15 hoping for a miracle.
- Jeanne DarcieuxA young woman at the Château de Maupertuis who survives a series of strange accidents and needs a protector.
- Angélique de Sarzeau-VendômeA shy, dreamy duke's daughter whose name is mocked in an announcement of her marriage to Lupin.
- Farmer GoussotA hard and greedy farmer who loses six thousand francs and will do anything to get them back.
- Colonel SparmientoA wealthy Brazilian collector whose twelve tapestries are guarded like a fortress and who fears Lupin's next move.
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Die Bekenntnisse des Arsène Lupin
by Maurice Leblanc · 1913
Arsène Lupin, gentleman thief, reads coded sunlight, rescues a mother and outwits Ganimard across ten tales.
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Imagine sitting in your study while a friend dictates a string of numbers, and the numbers come from flashes of sunlight on a house across the street. That is how The Confessions of Arsène Lupin begins.
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A flash of sunlight opens a murder case
The first tale, Two Hundred Thousand Francs Reward, opens in the narrator's study. Lupin lies half asleep on the sofa, then dictates a string of numbers. The narrator sees that they match flashes of light bouncing off the house across the street.
When the numbers become letters, an English sentence appears. It urges caution, is full of odd spelling mistakes and stops in the middle of a phrase. To Lupin the broken ending matters most, because the sender was caught before he could finish. The flashes come from a pocket mirror in a nearby flat, where the two men find Lavernoux, agent of Baron Repstein, dead from a tiny wound over the heart.
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Leblanc, Maurice. The Confessions of Arsène Lupin. Library of Alexandria, 2026, libraryofalexandria.com/products/the-confessions-of-arsene-lupin.
Leblanc, M. (2026). The confessions of Arsène Lupin. Library of Alexandria. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/the-confessions-of-arsene-lupin (Original work published 1913)
Leblanc, Maurice. The Confessions of Arsène Lupin. Library of Alexandria, 2026. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/the-confessions-of-arsene-lupin.
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What is The Confessions of Arsène Lupin about?
It is a collection of ten short adventures in which the gentleman thief Arsène Lupin tells a friend how he solved puzzles, rescued people in danger and outwitted Inspector Ganimard, using disguise, ciphers and quick thinking.
Who is Ganimard in the Lupin stories?
Ganimard is the chief inspector of the Paris Criminal Investigation Department. He is brave, stubborn and honest, and he spends the book chasing Lupin, who both teases him and admires him.
Do I need to read other Lupin books first?
No. Each of the ten tales stands alone, and the opening chapter introduces Lupin and his friend who writes the stories. Fans may notice a few mentions of other adventures, but nothing depends on them.
The author
Maurice Leblanc
1864–1941 · French mystery novelist
Maurice Leblanc was a French writer born in Rouen in 1864. He wrote novels and short stories, including the Arsène Lupin series, which began in 1905. His books include The Hollow Needle, published in 1909, and The Crystal Stopper, published in 1912. He died in Perpignan in 1941.
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