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Arsène Lupin — Books timeline
when each title takes placeYoung Lupin
Lupin's youth, at 20
The Countess of CagliostroLupin's first adventure, at 20, and the woman who schooled him
The classics (1907–1913)
Belle ÉpoqueArsène Lupin, Gentleman BurglarThe first stories: the arrest, the escape and the duel with Sherlock Holmes
Belle ÉpoqueArsène Lupin versus Herlock SholmesThe English detective comes to Paris to catch Lupin, twice
Belle Époque, between Paris and NormandyThe Hollow NeedleA teenage student takes on Lupin, and the kings of France's secret
Belle Époque813A dead millionaire, a Lupin calling card and a mysterious number
Belle ÉpoqueThe Crystal StopperLupin against a blackmailer who hides a secret in a stopper
Belle ÉpoqueThe Confessions of Arsène LupinLupin tells his writer friend cases nobody knew about
The war years (1914–1919)
Paris, 1910s
The Teeth of the TigerA 200-million inheritance and a string of deaths around it
1914, start of World War IThe Shell ShardA World War I novel with Lupin in a small role
Paris, during World War IThe Golden TriangleA wounded army captain and millions in hidden gold
Brittany, late 1910sThe Secret of SarekA Breton island, a prophecy and the darkest Lupin book
Lupin's aliases (1922–1941)
Northern France, before the warThe Eight Strokes of the ClockEight short cases with the mysterious Prince Rénine
France, 1920sThe Damsel with Green EyesLupin falls for a green-eyed girl tied to a crime
Paris, 1920sThe Barnett & Co. AgencyLupin opens a detective agency that charges nothing, almost
Paris, 1920sThe Mysterious MansionA kidnapped dancer and a mansion that seems not to exist
Normandy, 1930sThe Barre-y-va MysteryTwo sisters, a Normandy estate and a lost treasure
France, 1930sThe Woman with Two SmilesAn old crime and a singer who seems to have come back
Paris, 1930sVictor of the Vice SquadA vice squad cop sets out to catch Lupin
France, 1930sThe Revenge of the Countess of CagliostroLupin's old enemy plots her revenge
1930sThe Billions of Arsène LupinThe last Lupin book published in Leblanc's lifetime
The rediscovered book (2012)
1920s
The Last Love of Arsène LupinThe lost novel, found by the family almost 70 years later
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