MAURICE LEBLANC (1864โ1941)ย was born in Rouen, France. Author of numerous novels, he is best remembered now for his short stories and novels featuring the brilliant gentleman-thief, Arsรจne Lupin. There were five collections of Lupin stories: Arsรจne Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar (1906), Arsรจne Lupin versus Herlock Sholmes (1908), The Confessions of Arsรจne Lupin (1912), The Eight Strokes of the Clock (1922), and Arsรจne Lupin Intervenes (1928).
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Martin Walker is the author of a series of mystery novels set in France featuring Bruno, Chief of Police, including To Kill a Troubadour and A Chateau Under Siege. Best sellers in Europe, his novels have been translated into more than fifteen languages.ย He divides his time between Washington, D.C., and the Dordogne in France.