The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar

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The Arrest of Arsène Lupin: Suspense at Sea

Imagine embarking on a luxury transatlantic voyage, completely cut off from the world. The steamship 'La Provence' is a floating island of delightful society, gliding across the vast Atlantic. But in the early days of wireless telegraphy, a single spark of electricity could shatter this peaceful isolation.

A new miracle of science had just begun to follow travelers: the wireless telegraph. No hollow wires connected them to land, only invisible, romantic waves carrying whispers across the ocean expanse.

On the second day, five hundred miles out, amidst a violent storm, a chilling message crackles through. It warns: 'Arsène Lupin is on your vessel, first cabin, blonde hair, wound right fore-arm...'

With only the letter 'R' and a physical description, every first-class passenger becomes a suspect. We look for a gentleman burglar—a master of disguise who has eluded the shrewdest detectives.

Lessons in this 86-part set

  • The Arrest of Arsène Lupin: Suspense at Sea
  • The Mystery of Arsène Lupin
  • The Art of Misdirection: Unmasking Arsène Lupin
  • The Mystery of Arsène Lupin
  • The Unmasking of Arsène Lupin
  • The Arrest and Mystery of Arsène Lupin
  • The Castle of Malaquis and Baron Satan
  • The Audacity of Arsène Lupin
  • The Suspense of the Missing Detective
  • The Siege of Castle Malaquis
  • The Mystery of Arsène Lupin
  • The Mind of Arsène Lupin
  • The Anatomy of a Mastermind's Heist
  • The Art of the Sting: Arsène Lupin's Social Engineering
  • The Art of the Escape: Arsène Lupin's Audacity
  • The Secrets of Lupin's Cell
  • Deciphering Arsène Lupin's Secret Messages
  • Anatomy of an Escape: Lupin's Great Breakout
  • The Audacity of Arsène Lupin
  • The Mystery of Arsène Lupin's Escape
  • The Many Faces of Arsène Lupin
  • The Mystery of Cell 24
  • The Mystery of the Substituted Prisoner
  • The Master of Disguise: How Arsene Lupin Outsmarted Ganimard
  • The Art of Disguise: Arsène Lupin's Masterclass
  • The Psychology of Escape: Arsène Lupin's Masterpiece
  • The Bertillon System and the Art of Disguise
  • The Mystery of the Train Compartment
  • The Irony of Arsène Lupin
  • Arsène Lupin's Great Dilemma
  • The Art of the Escape: Analyzing Lupin's Train Heist
  • The Art of Misdirection: How Arsène Lupin Escapes
  • Arsène Lupin's Great Escape
  • The Chase of Arsène Lupin
  • The Art of the Double-Cross
  • The Mystery of the Inner Court
  • The Locked Room Mystery of the Queen's Necklace
  • The Mystery of the Annual Legacies
  • The Logic of the Closed Room
  • The Logic of the Transom Theft
  • Deduction of the Hidden Bridge
  • The Reveal of Lupin: The Queen's Necklace
  • The Mystery of the Queen's Necklace
  • Anatomy of Suspense: Creating Narrative Tension
  • The Anatomy of Suspense
  • The Mystery of the Seven of Hearts
  • The Mystery of the Seven of Hearts
  • The Mystery of the Crumpled Card
  • The Mystery of the Seven-of-Hearts
  • The Mystery of the Seven of Hearts
  • Unraveling the Mystery of Madame Andermatt
  • The Mystery of the Empty Safe
  • The Mystery of the Seven of Hearts
  • The Decisive Meeting
  • The Decisive Trap
  • The Anatomy of a Dramatic Twist
  • The Mystery of the Seven of Hearts
  • The Secrets Behind the Safe: Deconstructing the Climax
  • The Art of the Substitution: Lupin's Masterpiece
  • The Mystery of the Seven of Hearts
  • The Baptism of Arsène Lupin
  • The Secrets of the Imbert Mansion
  • Arsène Lupin and the Imbert Safe
  • The Art of the Heist: Arsène Lupin's Midnight Move
  • The Mystery of the Empty Safe
  • The Irony of Arsène Lupin's First Defeat
  • The Anatomy of a Heist: Arsène Lupin's Method
  • Mapping a Mystery: Arsène Lupin's Grim Discovery
  • The Mystery of the Black Pearl
  • The Mystery of the Locked Door
  • The Anatomy of Blackmail: Victor Danègre's Trap
  • The Net Closes: Forensic Evidence in Action
  • The Mystery of the Black Pearl
  • The Brilliant Strategy of Arsène Lupin
  • The Mystery of Thibermesnil
  • The Mystery of the Subterranean Passage
  • The Mystery of Tancarville Castle
  • The Anatomy of a High-Society Heist
  • A Thief Caught in the Act: Arsène Lupin and Miss Nelly
  • The Miracle at Three O'Clock
  • The White Rose of Arsène Lupin
  • The Historic Clash of Wits: Sherlock Holmes Meets Arsène Lupin
  • Sherlock Holmes vs. Arsène Lupin: The Mystery of the Secret Passage
  • The Secret of the Thibermesnil Bookcase
  • The Secret Passage of Thibermesnil
  • The Clash of Wits: Lupin vs. Holmes

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