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Length7h 37m
About this audiobook
'It is as though, during my delirium, all the mysterious powers of my brain had collaborated to assimilate entirely those hateful memories.'
Although famed for his tales featuring Arsène Lupin, the iconic gentleman thief, Maurice Leblanc also wrote gripping standalone tales of crime, history and adventure, of which
The Woman of Mystery is no exception.
Set in 1914,
The Woman of Mystery centres around the world of Paul Delroze. On the evening before the Second World War, a painful memory rears its ugly head: his father, a decorated veteran who served in the Franco-Prussian War, being brutally murdered at the hands of an unidentified German woman, as Paul and his father were taking an innocent stroll through the French countryside when he was a child. At his core, Paul always knew the day when the two nations – Germany and France – would fight again, and once he heard the call for battle, he was determined to take revenge once and for all. A profound insight into the realities of war and the poignancy of vengeance,
The Woman of Mystery is a lost classic of French writing. This audiobook edition is wonderfully narrated by Rupert Degas.
Maurice Leblanc (1864 – 1941) was a French journalist, novelist and short story writer. He was primarily known for inventing the fictional thief Arsène Lupin, often considered the French counterpart to Sherlock Holmes.
Audiobook details
GenreMystery and Thriller
Length7 hrs 37 mins
Narrated byRupert Degas
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateOct 28, 2025
LanguageEnglish
Series
The FrontierMaurice Leblanc5h 55m$1 · $0.00
The Three EyesMaurice Leblanc4h 44m$1 · $0.00
Arsene LupinMaurice Leblanc8h 12m$2 · $0.00
Arsène Lupin, gentleman-cambrioleurMaurice Leblanc8h 1m$2 · $0.00
The Teeth of the TigerMaurice Leblanc12h 59m$1 · $0.00
Arsène Lupin taistelussa Sherlock Holmesta vastaanMaurice Leblanc4h 27m$2 · $0.00
The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-BurglarMaurice Leblanc6h 26m$2 · $0.00
Arsène Lupin, gentleman-cambrioleurMaurice Leblanc8h 1m$1 · $0.00
Lupin CollectionMaurice Leblanc104h 22m$2 · $0.00
Arsène Lupin, gentleman-cambrioleurMaurice Leblanc8h 2m$1 · $0.00
Lupin CollectionMaurice Leblanc104h 29m$2 · $0.00
LUPIN - The Adventures of Gentleman ThiefMaurice Leblanc103h 13m$2 · $0.00
L'agence Barnett et CieMaurice Leblanc5h 41m$1 · $0.00
Le collier de la reine et autres aventures d'Arsène LupinMaurice Leblanc6h 55m$2 · $0.00
The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsène LupinMaurice Leblanc6h 26m$1 · $0.00
L'Affaire du Collier de la ReineMaurice Leblanc6h 55m$1 · $0.00
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Arsène Lupin vs. Herlock SholmesMaurice Leblanc7h 27m$2 · $0.00
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Arsène Lupin contre Herlock SholmèsMaurice Leblanc14h 37m$2 · $0.00
EmberJeffrey Wilson, Brian Andrews13h 58m$23
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