Arsenio Lupine The Crystal Stopper - Maurice LeBlanc
Vol. 9
Integral Edition
The minutes pass, a fatal sentence looms ... will Arsenio Lupine be able to solve the enigma of the crystal stopper and win the time?
- Plot Arsenio Lupine The Crystal Stopper - Maurice LeBlanc
On a foggy night, while the infamous Arsenius Lupine plots a theft in the house of the deputy Daubreq, two of his accomplices, Gilbert and Vaucherary, are caught in the act and arrested.
As if that were not enough, during the coup, a servant was killed in an inexplicable fight and the two risk the guillotine. Yet Gilbert, a nice young man of just twenty, is not involved in the murders. Lupine goes out of his way to spare him the death sentence, especially after the boy shares a precious secret with him. In fact, in a jealously guarded crystal stopper hides a compromising list, which could reveal dark affairs and several details of Daubreq's free life. Obtaining the crystal stopper, however, will prove to be a tall order. Among numerous enemies and obstacles, the gentleman thief will have to hurry, because a deadline is approaching ...
Maurice LeBlanc was a French journalist, best known for his stories starring Arsenio Lupine.
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