Arsène Lupin vs Sherlock Holmes
A battle of wits between the nimblest French thief and the shrewdest British detective. This book, translated for the first time into English, is a must read for all readers of mystery and suspence.A battle of wits between the nimblest French thief and the shrewdest British detectiveThis volume...
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A battle of wits between the nimblest French thief and the shrewdest British detective. This book, translated for the first time into English, is a must read for all readers of mystery and suspence.A battle of wits between the nimblest French thief and the shrewdest British detectiveThis volume contains two adventures which pit the gentleman thief Arsène Lupin against Sherlock Holmes, the world's most famous detective. In 'The Blonde Lady', Holmes must discover the identity of a mysterious female thief who is linked to Lupin, while in 'The Jewish Lamp' he finds out that the theft of a lamp containing a precious jewel conceals an astonishing secret.While their tone is at times ironic and firmly tongue-in-cheek, the two stories in Arsène Lupin vs Sherlock Holmes bear all the hallmarks of classic detective fiction, and will put a smile on the lips and set the pulses racing of all fans of mystery and detective fiction.
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Format: Paperback
ISBN:
9781847495617 (1847495613)
ASIN: 1847495613
Publish date: 2015-10-15
Publisher: Alma Classics
Pages no: 288
Edition language: English
Category:
Adventure,
Classics,
Novels,
Humor,
European Literature,
Cultural,
Mystery,
Detective,
Thriller,
Crime,
France,
French Literature
Series: Arsène Lupin (#2)
I received a copy of this via NetGalley, for an honest review.My expectations for this book were incredibly high. I loved the first book, especially the last bit where Herlock and Lupin met, and I was really looking forward to this one.Unfortunately, I wasn’t blown away by it as I thought I would be...
What the author does to Holmes and Watson doesn't bear thinking about. I ought to have given it 3 stars but I'm a sucker for this sort of thing.