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Lupin's aliases (1922–1941) · Paris, 1920s

The Mysterious Mansion

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A kidnapped dancer and a mansion that seems not to exist

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Arlette, a young Paris model, is kidnapped after a fashion show and taken to a mansion where she's robbed and locked up. She escapes but can't point out where the house is. The clues lead to the Mélamare family's townhouse, and the family denies everything. Jean d'Enneris, who is Lupin, takes the case with Inspector Béchoux. Similar cases turn up in the past, always tied to the same family, and the mansion seems to exist and not exist at once. Lupin has to figure out the trick, protect Arlette and find who's behind it before she's taken again.

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  1. Behind the scenesThe Melamare case

    In English the book is also known as The Melamare Mystery, after the family at the center of the plot.

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  2. Behind the scenesPublished in 1929

    It's the 18th Lupin book, from 1929, and one Principis released in Brazil in its Lupin II box set.

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