Arsène Lupin and the Hollow Needle - A new complete translation #1016843

Widely regarded as Maurice Leblanc's crowning masterpiece, The Hollow Needle pits the brilliant gentleman thief Arsène Lupin against his most formidable adversary: Isidore Beautrelet, a precocious young rhetoric student and prodigy detective. When a daring midnight burglary at the Château d'Ambrumésy leads to bloodshed and the vanishing of priceless art treasures, a breathtaking battle of wits unfolds. Beautrelet deciphers a cryptic document guarding a centuries-old secret, leading the chase to the dramatic cliffs of Étretat and the monumental historical secret of the kings of France.

Featuring high-stakes pursuits, astonishing disguises, mathematical deductions, and a climactic duel with the legendary English detective Herlock Sholmès, this celebrated novel blends thrilling adventure with poignant emotional stakes, revealing a rarely seen vulnerable side of Lupin.

This volume offers a fresh, unabridged new English translation directly from the original 1909 French edition by Pierre Lafitte & Cie, restoring all the wit, elegance, and rapid-fire suspense of Leblanc’s classic mystery.

Original title: L'Aiguille creuse (1909)

Translated by Ecope