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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
Readers who love clever puzzles, disguises, codes and the rivalry between a thief and a detective will find ten self-contained adventures here, with sharp wit and settings in Paris and the countryside.
What’s inside
The key ideas, in the 15-minute summary
- A flash of light starts a murder hunt
- Lupin confronts the baron and opens a safe
- A wedding ring must be swapped in time
- A painting hides a family secret
- An infernal trap closes around Lupin
- Ganimard is sent to catch a killer
- Lupin rescues a girl from a hidden enemy
- A runaway car and a very odd killer
- Weddings, farms and a rivalry with a warm center
Who’s who
- Arsène LupinA gentleman burglar who loves puzzles, disguises and a good joke, and who sometimes uses his tricks to help the people he meets.
- Chief Inspector GanimardA shrewd Paris detective who chases Lupin for years, is often outwitted, and still earns the thief's respect.
- The narratorLupin's friend and writer, who coaxes the confessions from him and sets them down, often puzzled but always curious.
- Yvonne d'OrignyA frightened wife who sends a card for help when her husband takes her son, and who wants only to get him back.
- Louise d'ErnemontA poor seamstress and heir of a guillotined tax farmer, who joins the yearly wait for a lost treasure with her daughter.
- Jeanne DarcieuxA brave young woman living in a gloomy château, who survives deadly accidents and wants to know who hates her.
- Angélique de Sarzeau-VendômeA shy, dreamy duke's daughter with beautiful eyes, who is pulled into a wedding scandal she never wanted.
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Le confessioni di Arsène Lupin
by Maurice Leblanc · 1913
A flashing mirror, a red scarf and a scarecrow hide the secrets Arsène Lupin finally confesses across ten cases.
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A thief rests on a sofa in a writer's study and dictates a string of numbers that came from flashes of sunlight on a house across the street. That is how the first confession of Arsène Lupin begins.
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A flash of light starts a murder hunt
The writer begs Lupin to share the secrets behind his adventures. Lupin dictates numbers taken from sunbeams flashing on the house opposite. Turned into letters, they form an English warning full of spelling mistakes that breaks off mid-sentence.
The signals come from a flat where Lavernoux, secretary to the racehorse owner Baron Repstein, is kept ill in bed by a doctor with a grey beard. Lupin picks the lock and finds him dead. The trail leads to the Baron's house, where his wife is said to have vanished with three million francs and a princess's jewels.
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What is The Confessions of Arsène Lupin about?
It is a collection of ten tales in which the gentleman thief Arsène Lupin tells a friend the real stories behind some of his most famous cases, including codes, disguises, hidden treasure, and clashes with Inspector Ganimard.
Who is Ganimard in the Lupin stories?
Ganimard is a chief inspector of the Paris detective service. He is Lupin's old rival, brave and clever, though he is often outwitted. Lupin mocks him but also says he admires his insight and courage.
Do I need to read other Lupin books first?
No. Each of the ten tales stands on its own, with the narrator setting the scene, so you can start right here and follow every story without having read any other Lupin adventure.
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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