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Fantômas
by Marcel Allain,Pierre Souvestre,Cranstoun Metcalfe,Robin Walz
A noblewoman is hacked to death in her chateau, a Russian princess is boldly robbed at a posh hotel, and a lord's lifeless body is found stuffed into a trunk. Everyone recognizes the deeds of Fantômas, a master of disguise whose daring and diabolical crimes paralyze Parisians with terror. One man has sworn to bring the phantom killer to justice: Inspector Juve, who ventures from dark alleys to brilliant salons in his relentless pursuit of the evil genius.
The first volume in a series of wildly popular French thrillers, Fantômas created a sensation in pre-WWI Europe. The original pulp fiction, its appeal transcended every level of society. Cocteau, Colette, and Picasso were avid readers, and subsequent generations of artists, writers, and musicians have drawn inspiration from this enduringly stylish and suspenseful novel.
Table of Contents for Fantômas
| Introduction to the Dover Edition | | I. The Genius of Crime | | II. A Tragic Dawn | | III. The Hunt for the Man | | IV. "No! I am not Mad!" | | V. "Arrest Me!" | | VI. "Fantômas, it is Death!" | | VII. The Criminal Investigation Department | | VIII. A Dreadful Confession | | IX. All for Honour | | X. Princess Sonia's Bath | | XI. Magistrate and Detective | | XII. A Knock-out Blow | | XIII. Thérèse's Future | | XIV. Mademoiselle Jeanne | | XV. The Mad Woman's Plot | | XVI. Among the Market Porters | | XVII. At the Saint-Anthony's Pig | | XVIII. A Prisoner and a Witness | | XIX. Jérôme Fandor | | XX. A Cup of Tea | | XXI. Lord Beltham's Murderer | | XXII. The Scrap of Paper | | XXIII. The Wreck of the "Lancaster" | | XXIV. Under Lock and Key | | XXV. An Unexpected Accomplice | | XXVI. A Mysterious Crime | | XXVII. Three Surprising Incidents | | XXVIII. The Court of Assize | | XXIX. Verdict and Sentence | | XXX. An Assignation | | XXXI. Fell Treachery | | XXXII. On the Scaffold |
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