Project Gutenberg 1998-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 216 Leblanc, Maurice 1864 1941 Blanc, Maurice Le Blanc, Maurice le The Crystal Stopper An Anonymous Volunteer, and David Widger "The Crystal Stopper" by Maurice Leblanc is a novel likely written during the early 20th century. The story centers around Arsène Lupin, a clever and audacious thief known for his charismatic personality and clever heists. In this installment, Lupin navigates a web of intrigue involving treachery, murder, and a mysterious crystal stopper that holds great importance, intertwined with the lives of other characters, including Gilbert and Vaucheray, who face grave consequences. At the start of the book, the atmosphere is tense as Lupin and his accomplices prepare for a break-in at the Villa Marie-Thérèse. The chapter quickly escalates with the unexpected arrival of Léonard, the deputy's valet, who becomes a casualty in the ensuing chaos. The narrative showcases Lupin's quick thinking and resourcefulness as he faces internal betrayals, particularly when he learns that the treasures he sought may not be what they seem. The opening sets the stage for a complex plot, introducing elements of deception and the weight of choices that lead both Lupin and his associates down a perilous path. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Detective and mystery stories Burglars -- Fiction Lupin, Arsène (Fictitious character) -- Fiction PQ Text Crime Fiction Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 496300 496232 2024-09-01T10:08:52.368769 2023-10-01T09:15:45.831508 text/html text/html 501053 2022-08-22T11:05:16 text/html 1204391 2024-09-01T10:09:00.777795 application/epub+zip 1204453 2024-09-01T10:08:53.771799 application/epub+zip 283548 2024-09-01T10:08:53.074778 application/epub+zip 1307121 2024-09-01T10:09:05.779732 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1289639 2024-09-01T10:09:00.243758 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 484773 2022-09-01T11:24:44.074586 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 465267 465244 2024-09-01T10:08:50.585788 2023-10-01T09:15:44.255478 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 465046 2022-08-27T14:33:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19169 2024-09-01T10:09:05.934688 application/rdf+xml 8740 2024-09-01T10:08:53.305757 image/jpeg 1997 2024-09-01T10:08:53.191760 image/jpeg 176539 2022-08-27T14:37:58 application/octet-stream application/zip 1171213 2022-08-27T17:42:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 1345233 2024-09-01T10:08:52.438758 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia