![]() And he is a great detective, make no mistake: not above slumming at a tavern like the Saint Anthony's Pig, or dressing as a tramp to get the lay of the land, he uses deduction to solve cases, but also effraction dynamometers (don't ask) and a special pair of caliper compasses. The crimes of which he is accused are so disparate, and the perpetrators so different in appearance, that we may be tempted, along with a skeptical magistrate, to think Fantômas a "lawyers' joke," a convenient "legal fiction." Not so our hero Juve, the great detective: he is fixed in his determination to bring this evil-doer to justice. He is real, but he is shadow he is there, at the scene of the most diabolical crimes, but we do not see him. We know nothing of Fantômas: he is believed to take on the identity of others, sometimes famous others, sometimes several at once. Fantômas, the criminal mastermind - I would love the book just for the mystery of the name, though in fact, the name isn't even his: it is given to him by rumor, or maybe the police. In this case, guests of the venerable Marquise surround a retired magistrate who, with relish, tells of the terror that is Fantômas. How?įantômas begins as many a good tale begins: with listeners crowding around a fire. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. ![]() Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title Fantomas Author Marcel Allain and Pierre Souvestre ![]()
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