Arsene Lupin Book

Arsene Lupin is a master thief. He steals from the wealthy and obnoxious, after first asking courteously for them to hand over the works of art, jewels, or other items desired. Arsene is even thoughtful enough to notify his victim of when he will acquire the items in question, if the owner does not decide to go ahead and hand them over. He then takes those proceeds and gives part of it away to those who need financial assistance.

As this story develops one must try to figure out which character is Arsene Lupin, a master of disguise. Arsene has embarked on a bold scheme and matches wits with a detective who has made the apprehension of him the focus of his career.

The conversations and observations made by some characters are very witty and made me laugh at times. There are other Arsene Lupin books and I plan to read them all. I classified this as a mystery, but am not sure that would be the correct designation. It was a lot of fun!