Greatest Crime Fiction Ever Written (Grapevine edition)

Greatest Crime Fiction Ever Written this collection includes Crime and Punishment The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsène Lupin Gentleman Burglar | Arsène Lupin | Dope | The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu. Crime and Punishment The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsène - Raskolnikov a former student who is homeless and miserable goes through the slums of St. Petersburg and kills someone at random without feeling guilty or sorrow. He sees himself as a great man like Napoleon who goes above and beyond the bounds of morality. Raskolnikov meanwhile is being pursued by his conscience as he engages in a risky game of cat and mouse with a dubious police investigator and he feels the noose of his own guilt tightening around his neck. The only person who can give the option of redemption is Sonya a victimised sex worker. Arsène Lupin - The first collection of stories by Maurice Leblanc that feature the detective Arsene Lupin is titled The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsene Lupin Gentleman-Burglar. Arsene Lupin: The Arrest Arsene Lupin in Prison Arsene Lupin: The Escape The Mysterious Traveler The Queens Necklace The Seven of Hearts Madame Imberts Safe The Black Pearl and Sherlock Holmes Arrives Too Late are among the first eight tales featuring the character that are included in the collection. After what I suppose were strong words from Arthur Conan Doyles attorneys the reference of Sherlock Holmes was changed to Herlock Sholmes in further reprints. Dope - French Thomas Crowns classy misadventures as a gentleman rogue Arsene Lupin is a humorous confidence man and burglar who was created by Maurice LeBlanc at the beginning of the 20th century. He is the Sherlock Holmes of crime. The underprivileged and defenceless have nothing to fear from him and frequently they gain from his unplanned kindness. But beware of the strong and wealthy as well as the detective who seeks to ruin his fun. They are the object of Arsenes antics and pranks. Being a skilled thief his schemes frequently turn into elaborate capers serving as inspiration for movies like Oceans Eleven and The Sting. Early 20th-century Londons enigmatic and glamorous drug culture fatally ensnares a gifted young actress. The spectacular 1919 novel DOPE by Sax Rohmer which was adapted into a graphic novel by Trina Robbins was the first book to openly discuss the international drug trade and the first to feature a celebrity who overdosed and died. The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu. - The first book in the renowned Yellow Peril series was titled The Insidious Dr. Fu-Manchu and was written by English author Sax Rohmer real name Henry Sarsfield Ward (1883–1959) between 1913 and 1959. The Far Eastern evil genius is pitted against the British duo of Denis Nayland Smith and Dr. Petrie in the book as well as in many of its sequels.