Maurice Leblanc Books in Order

Collects some of Maurice Leblanc's most memorable Arsène Lupin cases, from jewel thefts and locked-room puzzles to battles of wits with rival detectives, giving new readers a lively, one-volume introduction to the gentleman thief's world.

This collection brings together early adventures of Arsène Lupin, following him from audacious shipboard thefts and prison escapes to drawing-room robberies and double-crosses, and showcases the blend of humour, romance, and ingenuity that made him a sensation.

A modern anthology of classic Arsène Lupin tales assembled for readers coming from the hit TV adaptation, highlighting capers, disguises, and personal vendettas that show how Leblanc's charming thief keeps outsmarting police, millionaires, and fellow criminals.

Travelling under a false name, Lupin is attacked and robbed on a night train by a stranger who copies his methods. When police decide the mysterious passenger must be Lupin himself, the real thief is forced to help hunt down his own audacious impostor.

Expecting an escape attempt, the authorities carefully shadow a man they believe to be Lupin, only to be outwitted when he swaps identities and walks free. This short tale shows the thief using diet, disguise, and double bluffs to confound everyone around him.

A late-career crime novel whose English title comes from 'The Image of the Naked Woman', this standalone story uses an obsessive fascination with a mysterious woman as the spark for a tangle of desire, suspicion, and crime in Parisian high society.

An omnibus charting Lupin's long duel with the dangerous Countess Cagliostro, from his first great adventure as a twenty-year-old thief to a later clash driven by revenge, all tied to a mystical candlestick and a hidden royal treasure.

Lupin, posing as Raoul, becomes entangled with Clara, also known as Antonine, a young woman linked to a crime committed fifteen years earlier at a château recital. As he pursues a hidden inheritance, he must decide whether her dazzling double nature hides guilt or innocence.

When an unsolved murder at a country château collides with the schemes of gangster Grand Paul, Arsène Lupin, under the name Raoul, pursues a fortune and a woman who may be Clara or Antonine, uncovering a past crime behind her two disarming smiles.

Desperate to fund her scientific work, Nelly-Rose agrees to spend a single night, from midnight to seven, with a wealthy stranger. The bargain turns into a nightmare of pursuit and murder, with the enigmatic Gérard fighting through the dark hours to keep her alive.

This fast-paced mystery centres on Baron Ellen-Rock, an eccentric benefactor who seems to perform miracles for those in need while secretly hunting the pirate Jericho, a criminal from his past whose crimes hold the key to the baron's true identity.

After diamonds vanish at the Paris Opera and an actress is abducted, jovial tycoon Van Houben turns to gentleman-sailor Jean d'Enneris, secretly Arsène Lupin, whose hunt for the culprits leads to a sinister noble house and a feud between two families.

In these linked stories Lupin appears as shabby private detective Jim Barnett, meddling in jewel thefts, forged letters, and rigged card games, baiting Inspector Béchoux while quietly rescuing victims and making sure the worst villains pay for their tricks.

Published under its British title, this volume follows the theatrical Jim Barnett as he takes on wealthy clients with impossible problems, exposing family secrets and elaborate frauds while the police slowly realise their helpful detective is really Arsène Lupin.

Young lawyer Ralph de Limézy is captivated by an English girl and a mysterious beauty with striking green eyes, then swept into murders, robberies, and secret identities in Paris, where Arsène Lupin moves in the shadows of a dangerous love triangle.

A full-length Lupin novel in which the celebrated thief recasts himself as a detective, untangling a case of two nearly identical women, a murdered heiress, and ruthless conspirators, proving that his talent for disguise works just as well on the side of the law.

This prequel novel, based on Lupin's own 'memoirs', recalls his first great adventure at twenty, when he falls for the enchanting Countess Cagliostro and battles her for control of a seven-branched candlestick that conceals a centuries-old treasure.

Eight romantic mystery tales linked by the chimes of a clock follow Prince Rénine and Hortense Daniel as they travel through France solving abductions, disappearances, and family scandals, each case revealing a different facet of love, danger, and ingenuity.

Dorothy, a high-wire artist travelling France with four war orphans, stops her circus wagon near the château of Roborey, a name tied to her father's dying words. Strange excavations, an old legend, and rival treasure hunters pull her into a race to uncover a hidden tomb.

When a seismic upheaval raises the floor of the English Channel and joins England to France, society descends into chaos. Adventurous young Frenchman Simon Dubosc fights looters, secret plots, and the reshaping of Europe itself while trying to save the woman he loves.

Here Lupin hides behind the identity of Don Luis Perenna, executor of a vast fortune whose heirs are being murdered one by one. Racing a three-month deadline, he must unmask the killer, outwit the police, and decide what justice means when he stands to inherit.

Years after her child is stolen, Véronique learns he is alive on the cursed island of Sarek, ringed by deadly reefs and ancient legends. Her search draws her into a prophecy of thirty coffins, a fanatical cult, and a secret only a few Lupin stories even hint at.

Summoned to the storm-lashed island of Sarek, Arsène Lupin confronts the ruthless Vorski and a legend that promises thirty deaths. Between an apparently supernatural curse and hidden wartime intrigues, he fights to save Véronique d'Hergemont and her son.

Wounded officer Patrice Belval and his Senegalese comrade Ya-Bon foil an attempt to kidnap nurse Coralie, uncovering a plot that links a wartime hospital, a buried hoard of gold, and a shadowy enemy. When all seems lost, Lupin himself steps in from the shadows.

In a France still scarred by the First World War, Patrice Belval is accused of murder while trying to protect a friend. As he and Ya-Bon search for the truth, rumours swirl that Arsène Lupin died years ago—until a familiar figure appears to tilt the scales.

Newlyweds Paul and Élisabeth Delroze arrive at her family château near the German frontier, only for Paul to recognise in a portrait the woman who murdered his father years before. As war breaks out, buried secrets, espionage, and divided loyalties come violently to light.

A wartime thriller built around the same tangled mystery as The Woman of Mystery, in which a childhood murder, a suspicious portrait, and the march toward the First World War force Paul Delroze to confront both his wife's past and a ruthless enemy spy.

In these stories Arsène Lupin speaks in his own voice, confessing adventures that range from country-house robberies to dark tragedies in remote forests, and revealing the private code, sudden fits of generosity, and occasional failures behind his public legend.

Set on the eve of war, this standalone novel follows a patriotic father and his idealistic historian son on the tense border between France and Germany, exploring clashing ideas of honour, nationalism, and peace as rumours of invasion grow louder.

A burglary at the home of crooked deputy Daubrecq ends in murder and the arrest of two of Lupin's men, one innocent, one guilty. To save the wrongfully condemned, Lupin must wrest an explosive political secret hidden inside a seemingly ordinary crystal stopper.

Lupin's battle with brilliant schoolboy detective Isidore Beautrelet centres on the 'Hollow Needle', a cliffside cavern said to house the hidden treasure of the kings of France. The chase leads to Étretat, secret passages, and a revelation that could topple dynasties.

This classic collection introduces Arsène Lupin in nine exuberant tales, from his capture on an ocean liner to his first duel with Sherlock Holmes, showcasing the shipboard disguises, impossible thefts, and sly humour that defined the gentleman-burglar.

In one of Lupin's darkest cases, three murders marked by the number 813 pit him against an international conspiracy and relentless police pressure. Suspected himself, he must navigate shifting alliances and double identities to expose the true mastermind.

Another selection of Lupin escapades in which he hunts for hidden inheritances, cracks ingenious safes, and turns apparent defeats into last-minute victories, all while keeping both the police and his criminal rivals guessing about his next move.

Two longer adventures bring Lupin face to face with Herlock Sholmes, a barely disguised version of Sherlock Holmes. Their contests over a mysterious blonde lady and a vanished jewel become duels of logic, ego, and timing across the Channel.

A widely read English-language sampler of Lupin stories, following him through arrests, escapes, and glamorous burglaries, and giving newcomers an easy way to see why this playful French thief is often mentioned alongside Sherlock Holmes and Robin Hood.

On a transatlantic liner, rumours spread that Arsène Lupin is travelling under an alias. As nervous passengers trade clues and accusations, a young woman's jewels vanish and a dramatic docking-day arrest reveals just how far ahead the thief has been thinking.

Confined in La Santé Prison, Lupin calmly writes to Baron Cahorn announcing that his valuables will disappear on a set date. When the robbery happens under heavy guard, Inspector Ganimard must admit that even a locked cell cannot cage Lupin's ingenuity.