The Hollow Needle

Maurice Leblanc

The Hollow Needle — Maurice Leblanc’s novel, translated by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos, begins with a baffling theft at the Château d’Ambrumésy. Schoolboy detective Isidore Beautrelet challenges Arsène Lupin’s riddles and follows a historical cipher across Normandy toward a secret tied to the treasures of France’s kings, while Ganimard and Holmlock Shears enter the contest.