The Eight Strokes of the Clock
by Maurice Leblanc
Eight Strokes of the Clock is a collection of short stories by Maurice LeBlanc along with the adventures of Arsene Lupin, and they all agree. To distract and seduce a young woman, Hortense Danielle, with the personality of Prince Serge Renin, Arsene Lupin will focus on solving eight puzzles. Working with the police, working for or against him, Lupin cannot fly in the news. The use of Figure 8 culminates in the story "The Lady and the Axe." Table of Contents : above the tower; Water bottle; The case of Jean Louis; Fairy tale film; Libra and Germain; A lady with an axe; Footprints in the snow; With the sign of Mercury.