Résumé
Résumé de Les Dents du tigre
À qui s’adresse-t-il ?
For readers who love classic French crime fiction, clever heroes and plots built on secrets and money. It also suits anyone meeting Lupin for the first time.
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The Teeth of the Tiger is an Arsène Lupin novel by the French writer Maurice Leblanc. By the time it appeared, Lupin had been the hero of Leblanc's stories for years, and readers knew him as the gentleman burglar who outwits the police with charm and nerve.
This book sets him against a hidden enemy in a Paris of money, family claims and sudden death. It offers a puzzle with a long chain of clues, a pace that rarely rests, and a hero who often seems to know more than everyone else in the room. The first key point is who Lupin is when he steps into a case like this one.
Dans ce résumé
- 1Lupin the thief becomes the investigatorFree
- 2Wealth and inheritance set the danger
- 3A hidden enemy and a race for clues
- 4How Leblanc keeps the pages turning
Point clé 1 sur 4
Lupin the thief becomes the investigator
Arsène Lupin began in 1905 as a thief who steals only from the rich and leaves a polite note behind. Over the years Leblanc let him change sides. In many later books he works with the law, or beside it, to solve crimes that baffle the official detectives.
The Teeth of the Tiger belongs to this later Lupin. He is still a master of disguise, and he still uses false names to move through society unnoticed. His skill is less about robbing than about reading people. He studies how they speak, what they fear and what they hide, and he turns those details into a plan.
This matters for how you read the book. You are not asked to solve the case from a fair list of clues, as in a modern whodunit. You are asked to enjoy watching a quick mind work. Lupin acts first, explains later, and lets the reader trail a step behind him. That gap between his knowledge and yours drives much of the pleasure.
That’s 1 of 4 key points.
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About this edition
Every format is free to start, and print and large print are at cost.
- LengthAbout 129,000 words
- Reading timeAbout 8 h 35 min
- FormatseBook, large-print eBook, audiobook, 15-minute summary
- LanguagesEnglish and 10 other languages
Questions about Les Dents du tigre
What is The Teeth of the Tiger about?
It is an Arsène Lupin mystery set in Paris. It deals with money, inheritance, poison and a cunning killer, while Lupin works to uncover the hidden enemy behind the crimes.
Do I need to read other Arsène Lupin books first?
No. Lupin is easy to meet in this book. Knowing his earlier adventures adds some fun, but the story works as a mystery on its own, and Leblanc gives you what you need.
When was The Teeth of the Tiger written?
Maurice Leblanc published it in 1920, in French, as Les Dents du tigre. It is a work of fiction and follows the author's long series about the gentleman burglar Arsène Lupin.
Who is Arsène Lupin?
Lupin is a fictional French gentleman thief and master of disguise created by Maurice Leblanc in 1905. He is charming, clever and daring, and in later books he often helps solve crimes.
Is The Teeth of the Tiger hard to read?
No. Leblanc writes in a quick, light style with short scenes and cliffhangers.