Extraordinary adventures of arsene lupin –

Arsène Lupin is a fictional character who appears in a book series of detective fiction / crime fiction novels written by French writer Maurice Leblanc. A contemporary of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Maurice Leblanc was the creator of the character of gentleman thief Arsène Lupin who, in Francophone countries, has enjoyed a popularity as long-lasting and considerable as Sherlock Holmes in the English-speaking world. Indeed Sherlock Holmes makes an appearance in this book. Arsène Lupin is often a force for good, while operating on the wrong side of the law. Those whom Lupin defeats, always with his characteristic Gallic style and panache, are worse villains than he. There are twenty volumes in the Arsène Lupin series written by Leblanc himself and this original versions is considered the masterpiece of the series.