The NETFLIX series, LUPIN premiered on January 8, 2021, and became a huge hit worldwide. The series took inspiration from the stories and character created by Maurice Leblanc, a famous French novelist, and writer of short stories. Leblanc is primarily known as the creator of the fictional gentleman thief and detective Arsène Lupin, often described as a French counterpart to Arthur Conan Doyle's creation, Sherlock Holmes.

The first Arsène Lupin story appeared as a series of short stories, serialized in the magazine Je sais tout in 1905. The character, Arsène Lupin, was featured in 17 novels and 39 short stories by Leblanc.

This book puts together the first of five collections of Lupin stories, Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar, recounting the adventures of Arsène Lupin. The short stories are -

I.The Arrest of Arsène Lupin

II. Arsène Lupin in Prison

III.The Escape of Arsène Lupin

IV.The MysteriousTraveller

V.The Queen's Necklace

VI.The Seven of Hearts

VII.Madame Imbert's Safe

VIII.The Black Pearl

IX.Sherlock Holmes Arrives Too Late

In addition, this book includes a BONUS CHAPTER, the first short story from the second collection - Arsène Lupin Versus Herlock Sholmes. In this book, the author also gives background about Maurice Leblanc, Arsène Lupin, the Arsène Lupin books, and links to the NETFLIX series, Lupin.

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