The Hollow Needle
byMaurice Leblanc
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Public-domain text, with thanks to Standard Ebooks and other free-text projects.
In this first full-length Arsène Lupin novel the gentleman-thief remains a shadowy figure for most of the novel, working two steps beyond the law with a hidden aim. To fight against this anti-hero, Leblanc introduces Isidore Beautrelet, the prodigious school-boy detective. Also making an appearance are old foes Detective Ganimard and (in a copyright-defeating name change) Herlock Sholmes.
