The Hollow Needle

<p> </p><p>The Hollow Needle is one of Maurice Leblanc's best-known novels.</p><p> </p><p>In it the famous gentleman-burglar and master of disguises Arsene Lupin finds himself playing an intense game of cat and mouse with the young surprisingly apt amateur-detective Isidore Beautrelet.</p><p> </p><p>Old foes Detective Ganimard and the famous English detective Holmlock Shears (so renamed to avoid copyright infringement) also make appearances.</p><p> </p><p>Lupin is chasing the most valuable object he has ever had the opportunity to steal: the Hollow Needle which hides unfathomable treasure and a secret that the kings of France have been handing down since the time of Julius Caesar</p>