About the book: 1993 / Maurice Leblanc's world-famous novel “The Last Adventures of Arsene Lupine, Gentleman Burglar,” consisting of two books, is currently coming to our reader. Written at the beginning of the century, it has stood the test of time with dignity. A sharp plot that keeps the reader in suspense all the time, a solid style, and most importantly the creation of the image of the hero - Arsene Lupine - these are its main advantages. The hero of this novel is a noble robber who defends honor and acts as a defender of the persecuted and humiliated. Both presented parts of the novel are connected by a single plot - they present the Kesselbach case, complicated and full of various sharp turns. The extraordinary transformations of the main character, who appears either as a police chief or as a Russian prince, his unpredictable moves, the search for a mysterious killer - all this is presented at the highest level of detective fiction genre. Until the last pages, the reader following the sharp plot will not be able to guess who the main villain is. The nobility of the main character, his truly gentlemanly actions, his fight against evil, sympathy for him - certainly generate bright feelings in the reader’s soul, and therefore, this detective novel is not just a fascinating read, but also has educational functions.