Arsène Lupin is a fictional gentleman thief and master of disguise created in 1905 by French writer Maurice Leblanc. The character was first introduced in a series of short stories serialized in the magazine Je sais tout. The first story, "The Arrest of Arsène Lupin", was published on 15 July 1905. Lupin was featured in 17 novels and 39 novellas by Leblanc, with the novellas or short stories collected into book form for a total of 24 books. The number becomes 25 if the 1923 novel The Secret Tomb is counted: Lupin does not appear in it, but the main character Dorothée solves one of Arsène Lupin's four fabulous secrets.Contents:Gentleman-burglar:The Arrest of Arsène LupinArsène Lupin in PrisonThe Escape of Arsène LupinThe Mysterious TravellerThe Queen’s NecklaceThe Seven of HeartsMadame Imbert’s SafeThe Black PearlSherlock Holmes Arrives Too Late Arsène Lupin versus Herlock Sholmes: Lottery Ticket No. 514The Blue DiamondHerlock Sholmès Opens HostilitiesLight in the DarknessAn AbductionSecond Arrest of Arsène LupinThe Jewish LampThe Shipwreck