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The first collection of short stories by French novelist Maurice Leblanc--and the inspiration for countless retellings, interpretations, and adaptations in film, television, comic books, games, and more--Lupin depicts the elaborate capers of a suave thief and master of disguise as he steals from the rich and powerful. Originally published in 1907 as Arsène Lupin, Gentleman Burglar, the collection contains nine stories depicting this classic character, including some of his best-known adventures. Charmingly written and full of wit, the book includes "The Arrest of Arsène Lupin," detailing a transatlantic steamship voyage with the legendary thief hiding among the passengers; "The Escape of Arsène Lupin," revealing his brilliant scheme to get out of prison before trial; and "Sherlock Holmes Arrives Too Late," adding Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's timeless detective to the mix. Additional stories include "The Mysterious Traveler," "The Queen's Necklace," "The Seven of Hearts," "Madame Imbert's Safe," "The Black Pearl," and "Arsène Lupin in Prison."

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.

The famous case that launched the career of Hercule Poirot. When a wealthy heiress is murdered, Poirot steps out of retirement to find the killer. As the master detective makes his way through the list of suspects, he finds the solution in an elaborately planned scheme almost impossible to believe.

Agatha Christie's The Big Four enjoyed commercial success at the time of its publication in 1927. Originally published as twelve short stories, Christie weaves these briefer mysteries into a larger cloak and dagger spy tale of suspense. The novel deviates from her earlier writing style, replacing the usual setting of a manor house containing British gentry with a cosmopolitan setting. Renowned private detective Hercule Poirot, pulled into a world of intrigue and espionage, sets out to break up an international group of four criminal masterminds. In this follow-up to The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, Christie has crafted an action-packed plot filled with colorful characters whose aim is world domination. The offbeat novel takes readers on a compelling, fast-paced thrill ride from England and France to Belgium and Italy.

Masterwork of the genre features detective Philip Trent in a case involving the murder of an American financier. "One of the few genuine classics of detective fiction."' 7"The New York Times.

Who would want to murder Roger Ackroyd, a successful businessman considered to be the life and soul of the peaceful village of King's Abbot? Called out of retirement to help solve the mystery is renowned Belgian detective Hercule Poirot, first introduced in Christie's debut novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles. Voted by the British Crime Writers' Association as the best crime novel ever written--and said to be Christie's favorite, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is one of the first books featuring Poirot. A methodical, detailed, and suspenseful whodunit, the novel still stumps readers nearly one hundred years after its initial publication. As the clues and suspects add up, Christie masterfully weaves several plausible scenarios, only to surprise readers at the conclusion.

The grouse season has begun, and Lord Peter Wimsey's brother, Gerald, the Duke of Denver, has descended upon the Wimsey family retreat in rustic Riddlesdale with a small hunting party. Captain Denis Cathcart, the fiancé of Lord Peter's sister, Mary, is found shot dead at the door of the lodge's conservatory, and the accused murderer is none other than the Duke of Denver. Faced with a multiplicity of clues, suspects, and scandalous behavior, Lord Wimsey and Chief Inspector Parker of Scotland Yard work together to solve this cozy atmospheric and suspenseful whodunit to clear the Wimsey family's name. Ranked with Agatha Christie as a master of the English crime fiction and mystery genres, Dorothy L. Sayers (1893-1957) wrote eleven novels featuring the aristocratic gentleman detective Lord Peter Wimsey.