Fantômas
"In the mode reminiscent of Sherlock Holmes and his ineradicable nemesis, the virtually immortal Professor Moriarty, Inspector Juve dedicates himself to the relentless pursuit of that evil genius Fantomas. He is, as they say in petrified Paris, "Nothing. . . Everything. . . Nobody. . . Somebody."...
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"In the mode reminiscent of Sherlock Holmes and his ineradicable nemesis, the virtually immortal Professor Moriarty, Inspector Juve dedicates himself to the relentless pursuit of that evil genius Fantomas. He is, as they say in petrified Paris, "Nothing. . . Everything. . . Nobody. . . Somebody." And what does he do? He "spreads terror," diabolically, craftily beyond all imagining: slashes throats of kindly old ladies; stuffs strangled British socialites into trunks; boldly robs Russian princesses in their hotel rooms; pushes witnesses off speeding trains to their deaths. Can Juve prevail against that hellish power?" --Publishers Weekly
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780688043605 (0688043607)
Publish date: 1986
Publisher: William Morrow & Company
Pages no: 324
Edition language: English
Series: Édition intégrale
Here's the problem with this book: I never really got any idea why Fantomas was doing all this shit. I mean, he gets up into these elaborate disguises so he can kill one person or another, but why does he want that person dead? Not really explained. And he also makes some pretty stupid mistakes for ...
This early 20th C. detective novel is a real treat for fans of the genre. Marcel Allain and Pierre Souvestre have created a fascinating tale featuring the exploits of Fantomas, a notorious French criminal, and M. Juve, the inspector who is always on his tail.Fantomas is a master of disguise and thu...
As early 20th century pulp fiction goes, it doesn't get much better than this. There's a real element of the gothic and the labyrinth here that lifts it above such delights as Arsène Lupin and similar sleuths.