The Teeth of the Tiger (1921) is a novel by Maurice Leblanc. Blending
crime fiction, fantasy, and mystery, Leblanc crafts original and
entertaining tales of adventure starring one of the greatest literary
characters of all time--Arsène Lupin, gentleman thief. Partly based on
the life of French anarchist Marius Jacob, Lupin first appeared in print
in 1905 as an answer to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes.
Arsène Lupin is the world's greatest thief, an unmatched force for good
whose exploits threaten the wealth and standing of France's most wicked
men. In this installment of Leblanc's beloved series, Lupin uses his
remarkable wit and chameleon-like ability to move undetected through
aristocratic society in order to steal, trick, and cheat his way through
life. Despite his criminal nature, he operates under a strict moral
code, only taking from those who have taken from the poor all their
lives. Don Luis Perenna is a man with a mysterious past. Known only to
his closest comrades by his real name, Perenna is none other than Arsène
Lupin, the gentleman thief. Named executor of the will of Cosmo
Mornington, a wealthy philanthropist and a friend since the days of the
Great War, Perenna is tasked with tracking down his many heirs. One by
one, they begin to turn up dead, forcing the thief to join forces with
the police in order to clear his name. The Teeth of the Tiger is a
tale of romance, mystery, and crime that continues to astound over a
century after it was published.
With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript,
this edition of Maurice Leblanc's The Teeth of the Tiger is a classic
of French literature reimagined for modern readers.
