The Secret Tomb

<p><I>The Secret Tomb</I> (1923) is a novel by Maurice Leblanc. Although he is known for his series of stories and novels featuring Ars��ne Lupin a character based on the life of French anarchist Marius Jacob and inspired by Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes Leblanc also wrote standalone tales of mystery and adventure. <I>The Secret Tomb</I> is an entertaining blend of fantasy and crime fiction for children and adults alike.<p>As the sun begins to set Dorothy grows worried about her young comrade Saint-Quentin a teenage boy with a passion for adventure and a knack for troublemaking. Leaving their caravan a group of orphaned children living as circus performers Dorothy sets out into the woods to look for the boy. Remembering the castle they had recently discovered and recalling that Saint-Quentin had wanted to sneak inside Dorothy makes her way to a stony outcrop surrounding the rampart where she discovers a strange man lurking. She quickly hides and watches as he opens a passage into a hidden lair. Just then as she sees the silhouette of Saint-Quentin climb out from a castle window the man aims a rifle in her friend's direction forcing Dorothy to abandon her hiding place and save Saint-Quentin's life. The ensuing mystery involves the lord and lady of the Ch��teau de Roborey a family secret and a name from the distant past.<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>