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Gentleman thief Raffles is daring, debonair, devilishly handsome-and a first-rate cricketer. In these eight stories, the master burglar indulges his passion for cricket and crime: stealing jewels from a country house, outwitting the law, pilfering from the nouveau riche, and, of course, bowling like a demon-all with the assistance of his plucky sidekick, Bunny.

Encouraged by his brother-in-law, Arthur Conan Doyle, to write a series about a public school villain, and influenced by his own experiences at Uppingham, E. W. Hornung created a unique form of crime story, where, in stealing as in sport, it is playing the game that counts, and there is always honor among thieves.

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This book is part of the "A.J. Raffles, The Gentleman Thief" series.
Here are some other books from this series:

The Black Mask First published 1901 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:1/10

A Thief in the Night First published 1905 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:1.1/10

Mr. Justice Raffles First published 1909 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:1/10

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