検索キーワード： "Maurice LeBlanc" ミステリー

Das Abenteuer des Gentleman-Einbrechers Arsène Lupin mit der „Dame mit den grünen Augen" ist einer der klassischen Kriminalromane des großen französischen Unterhaltungs-Schriftstellers Maurice Leblanc. Arsène Lupin ist ein charmanter Dieb, ein liebenswerter Schwindler, ein galanter Frauenschwarm und als Meister der Verkleidung führt er die Polizei immer wieder an der Nase herum. Was als beiläufige Beobachtung beginnt, entwickelt sich rasch zu einer Kette gefährlicher Ereignisse. Der Wettstreit wird mit allen Mitteln ausgefochten – bis hin zum Mord im Nachtexpress nach Monte Carlo.

ルパンの魅了は紳士にして泥棒、変装の名人でいくつもの変名を持ち、貴族の城館などを襲い宝石や美術品、貴重な家具などを盗んでいきます。その反面、善良な人を助けるいわば義賊的性格を併せ持っていることでしょう。本ドラマでもその魅力は余すことなく発揮されています。対するホームズも、実在の人物のように思われ、ベーカー街には事件の解決を依頼する手紙が届くほどです。そんなふたりが対決するこのドラマ。面白くないはずがありません。

20世紀初頭に小説家モーリス・ルブランが発表した短編推理小説。伝説的なフランスの大怪盗、アルセーヌ・ルパンが主人公。変幻自在のルパンが仕組む毎度の手の込んだ演出に人々が翻弄される。富豪スパルミエント大佐の借切った列車が破壊され、綴れ錦の壁布が盗まれた!そしてそれは、アルセーヌ・ルパンの仕業と判明する。ガニマール刑事、ジュズイ氏はルパンを逮捕できるのか!?意表をつく展開が軽快なタッチで描かれた探偵小説です。魅力あるれる怪盗紳士、アルセーヌ・ルパンの活躍をオーディオブックでお楽しみください! (C)2008青空文庫

After Véronique d'Hergemont's father kidnaps her young son as revenge for her choice of husband, and subsequently drowns at sea in their escape, Véronique is left devastated for years. However, since investigating into their disappearance further, she begins receiving clues that her son might still be alive. Led to a mysterious island off the coast of Brittany, shrouded in ominous omens, Véronique comes across a particularly haunting prophecy: 'Four women on the cross, stone of God that gives life or death. Thirty sacrifices for thirty coffins.'

Charming rogue, Arsène Lupin, returns once again, only to find himself as the suspect in a leading murder case. After one of his previous victims, the millionaire Kesselbach, is found dead in a Parisian hotel room, the gentleman thief is determined to prove his innocence. Set to uncover the real culprit, Lupin uncharacteristically joins the police’s efforts and delves into the mystery at hand. Powerful and dangerous enemies await, seemingly orchestrating crimes from the shadows, while a dark political conspiracy threatens to end Lupin’s life as he knows it.

"La Provence", superbe bateau de croisière, traverse paisiblement l'Atlantique pour rallier Paris à New-York. Soudain, un télégramme incomplet parvient à l'équipage : "Arsène Lupin à votre bord, première classe,...".

Maurice Leblanc, a writer of detective fiction during the same period as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, created Arsene Lupin, a sort of French Robin Hood. An inventive genius, a master of disguise, and an accomplished actor, Lupin operates in the choice chateaux and salons. He scorns sham and with great disdain leaves his card in a baron's residence. The card reads, "Arsene Lupin, gentleman-burglar, will return when the furniture is genuine."

The fabulous second instalment of stories featuring the mischievous gentleman thief, Arsène Lupin, in a battle of wits against none other than Herlock Sholmes, a parody of Arthur Conan Doyle’s iconic character. Split into two narratives, ‘The Blonde Lady’ and ‘The Jewish Tramp’, Arsène Lupin vs. Herlock Sholmes sees the charming yet pesky Lupin pull off daring heists and the thieving of precious items, only to mysteriously disappear. Herlock Sholmes, brought to France to catch our infamous protagonist, is hot on Lupin’s tail.

Le baron Cahorn vit dans une véritable forteresse qui regorge d'œuvres d'art et d'objets précieux. Un matin, il reçoit une lettre qui le terrifie : Arsène Lupin exige du baron qu'il lui fasse parvenir quelques-uns de ses plus précieux trésors sous huit jours. A défaut, Lupin viendra se servir lui-même et prendra tout.

"Lupin's Marriage" is a short story from "The Confessions of Arsène Lupin". Ten grippling short stories in which the world's premier thief looks back on a lifetime of adventure and mysteries. He uses his wit and courage to outsmart criminals, pull wool over the eyes of the French police, and solve terrifying mysteries, always keeping just enough time to save a pretty lady and pocket something for himself. Intelligent, witty, funny: there is the real gentleman thief in all his brilliance!

Told always with wit, candidness and a shade of pride, these remarkable stories see Lupin as a master criminal, lead detective, hopeless romantic and even champion of justice. Including ‘Two Hundred Thousand Francs Reward!’ in which Lupin offers a reward for the capture of himself, and ‘The Invisible Prisoner’ where he investigates the case of a man who mysteriously disappeared from a locked room, this brilliantly entertaining collection cements itself as a classic of the crime genre.

Long presumed dead after a long period of inactivity, the gentleman burglar Arsène Lupin makes a triumphant return to solve the disappearance of a small fortune. Set in Paris during the Second World War, Lupin's investigation leads him to Captain Patrice Beval and his love, Coralie, a volunteer nurse who valiantly helped save Beval's life. Lupin soon learns that Coralie is in danger and, after a bloody murder case, is determined to protect Coralie and Beval from the sinister culprit afoot – while finding the missing gold, of course.

Set in 1905 Paris, Arsène Lupin is outed for stealing a woman’s jewels on board a ship sailing to America and is subsequently arrested. But as someone who is an enemy to the establishment, and plays only by his own rules, Arsène soon proves himself to be as dangerous behind bars as he was outside of them… As gripping as it is fast paced, this audiobook edition is compelling narrated by Rupert Degas.

"The Infernal Trap" is a short story from "The Confessions of Arsène Lupin". Ten gripping short stories in which the world's premier thief looks back on a lifetime of adventure and mysteries. He uses his wit and courage to outsmart criminals, pull wool over the eyes of the French police, and solve terrifying mysteries, always keeping just enough time to save a pretty lady and pocket something for himself. Intelligent, witty, funny: there is the real gentleman thief in all his brilliance!

"The Red Silk Scarf" is a short story from "The Confessions of Arsène Lupin". Ten grippling short stories in which the world's premier thief looks back on a lifetime of adventure and mysteries. He uses his wit and courage to outsmart criminals, pull wool over the eyes of the French police, and solve terrifying mysteries, always keeping just enough time to save a pretty lady and pocket something for himself. Intelligent, witty, funny: there is the real gentleman thief in all his brilliance!

Tout commence pour le mieux : "Arsène Lupin à l'honneur de vous faire part de son mariage avec Mlle Angélique de Sarzeau-Vendôme, princesse de Bourbon-Condé". Plutôt étonnant puisque la jeune princesse n'a jamais vu Arsène Lupin, et son père s'étrangle de rage à la pensée d'une telle union. Quelle est donc la clé de ce mystère ?

Charismatic and roguish, gentleman thief Arsène Lupin returns once again in a quest to locate the ‘Hollow Needle’, a centuries-old legend said to contain the gold and precious jewels belonging to generations of French aristocracy. Isidore Beautrelet, a precocious young detective, is hot on Lupin’s heels as he attempts to crack the mystery of the Hollow Needle and swindle its fortune. Despite Lupin’s cunning tricks and disguises, Beautrelet gets closer and closer to the truth in what becomes a thrilling battle of intellect and wit.

Le comte et la comtesse de Dreux-Soubise sont effondrés : ils viennent de se faire voler le "collier de la Reine", une parure inestimable appartenant à leur famille depuis quatre générations.

Arsène Lupin, qui se fait appeler Guillaume Berlat, est assailli dans un train par un mystérieux voyageur, qui lui vole son argent et ses papiers. Les autorités sont persuadées que cet intrépide voleur est Arsène Lupin. Et voilà donc le vrai Arsène Lupin, aidé par la police, qui part à la recherche du faux Arsène Lupin.

Tout commence par une multitude de meurtres dans un hôtel chic parisien. C'est M. Kesselbach qui est assassiné, et tous les doutes semblent se porter sur Arsène Lupin, qui pourtant ne tue jamais, mais il faut bien une première fois, comme dirait l'inspecteur Ganimard.