The Crystal Stopper

A Failed Heist. A Ticking Guillotine. The Most Perilous Challenge of Arsène Lupin's Career.When a seemingly routine burglary at the villa of the corrupt Deputy Daubrecq goes horribly wrong, Arsène Lupin finds himself facing a disaster. A man is murdered, and two of Lupin's most loyal accomplices are captured by the police. Sentenced to death, their fates are sealed unless the gentleman-burglar can orchestrate an impossible rescue. But the key to their salvation-and to bringing down the ruthless Daubrecq-lies hidden within a trivial object that vanishes into thin air: a simple crystal stopper.For the first time in his life, Lupin has met an adversary who can outsmart him at every turn. Deputy Daubrecq is a brutal blackmailer who holds the infamous "List of Twenty-Seven"-a document capable of toppling the French government. Somehow, the missing crystal stopper contains the final clue to this explosive secret. As the countdown to the execution ticks away, Lupin must navigate a treacherous web of political conspiracies, deceptive allies, and deadly traps in a desperate bid to save his friends from the blade of the guillotine.