The Return of Arsene Lupin

<p><I> The Return of Ars��ne Lupin</I> (1917) is a novel by Maurice Leblanc. Blending crime fiction fantasy and mystery Leblanc crafts original and entertaining tales of adventure starring one of the greatest literary characters of all time-Ars��ne Lupin gentleman thief. Partly based on the life of French anarchist Marius Jacob Lupin first appeared in print in 1905 as an answer to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes.<p>Ars��ne Lupin is the world's greatest thief an unmatched force for good whose exploits threaten the wealth and standing of France's most wicked men. In this installment of Leblanc's beloved series Lupin uses his remarkable wit and chameleon-like ability to move undetected through aristocratic society in order to steal trick and cheat his way through life. Despite his criminal nature he operates under a strict moral code only taking from those who have taken from the poor all their lives. <I> The Return of Ars��ne Lupin</I> opens on a world without Lupin-long thought dead he even has a gravestone bearing his name. The First World War has come and gone leaving a generation of men and women scarred irreparably. Two unlikely friends wounded veterans Patrice and Ya-Bon find comfort in their shared trauma. When Patrice is implicated in the murder of an acquaintance they must race against time in order to find the true killer. In the final hour a ghost from the past reappears to offer his help. <I> The Return of Ars��ne Lupin</I> is a story of romance mystery and crime that continues to astound over a century after it was published.<p>Since our inception in 2020 Mint Editions has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover all while maintaining the integrity of the original book. <p>With thousands of titles in our collection we aim to spotlight diverse public domain works to help them find modern audiences. Mint Editions celebrates a breadth of literary works curated from both canonical and overlooked classics from writers around the globe.</p>