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100 1 _aLeblanc, Maurice,
_d1864-1941
245 1 4 _aThe Blonde Lady :
_bBeing a Record of the Duel of Wits between Arsène Lupin and the English Detective
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2008
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2008-03-15
508 _aE-text prepared by Suzanne Shell, James Evertsen, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team
520 _a"The Blonde Lady" by Maurice Leblanc is a detective novel written in the early 20th century. The story follows the cunning thief Arsène Lupin as he battles against English detective Holmlock Shears, weaving a tale filled with mystery, stolen treasures, and the pursuit of a valuable lottery ticket. The main plot begins with the theft of M. Gerbois' writing desk, which contains a winning lottery ticket worth a million francs, leading to a duel of wits between Lupin and Shears. The opening of this engaging narrative introduces M. Gerbois, a professor who purchases a writing desk for his daughter's birthday only to have it stolen shortly afterward. As he discovers that the desk contained the ticket for a million francs, he resolves to reclaim his fortune, while Lupin, the thief, openly declares his claim to the winning ticket. This sets off a series of events including Gerbois’ frantic attempts to prove his ownership and the kidnapping of his daughter, Suzanne. The opening establishes a thrilling tension between the characters and hints at a gripping contest of intelligence and morality as both men seek to outmaneuver each other in a high-stakes game. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aDetective and mystery stories
653 _aLupin, Arsène (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/24839
999 _c65840
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