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Lifetime: 1885 - 1969 Passed: ≈ 55 years ago

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Marcel Allain

Books by Marcel Allain

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Fantômas

Adventure Crime Fiction Mystery
Detective Murder Paris Mystery Crime Thief France Film Police Killer Supervillain Serial

Fantômas, the first in a series of 32 novels, introduces a ruthless and enigmatic criminal who terrorizes Paris. Inspector Juve, obsessed with capturing the elusive Fantômas, finds himself entangled in a web of intrigue and danger as he investigates...

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Exploits of Juve

Adventure Crime Mystery
Detective Murder Paris Mystery Crime Thriller Revenge Disguise France Pulp fiction Master criminal Sociopath

This book follows the relentless pursuit of the notorious criminal Fantômas by the detective Juve. Juve's investigations are fraught with danger as he faces elaborate schemes and cunning traps orchestrated by Fantômas. The story delves into the dept...

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Messengers of Evil

Fantômas was introduced a few years after Arsène Lupin, another well-known thief. But whereas Lupin draws the line at murder, Fantômas has no such qualms and is shown as a sociopath who enjoys killing in a sadistic fashion. He is totally ruthless, gi...