Books like Arsène Lupin, gentleman-cambrioleur

Arsène Lupin, gentleman-cambrioleur by Maurice Leblanc reads as playful, clever. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

The Amateur Cracksman

E. W. Hornung · 1899

Both explore crime & disguise

81% genome match

Sherlock Holmes [play]

Arthur Conan Doyle · 1900

Both explore crime & justice

70% genome match

Le Bouchon de cristal

Maurice Leblanc · 1912

Both explore crime & justice

68% genome match

Encyclopedia Brown Keeps the Peace

Donald J. Sobol · 1969

Both explore justice & wit

67% genome match

Lady Molly of Scotland Yard

Emma Orczy · 1910

Both explore justice & crime

67% genome match

Murder on the Orient Express

Agatha Christie · 1934

Both explore crime & justice

61% genome match

100 Dastardly Little Detective Stories

Robert Weinberg · 1993

Both explore crime & justice

68% genome match

New Arabian Nights

Robert Louis Stevenson · 1882

Both explore disguise

65% genome match

The Lone Wolf

Louis Joseph Vance · 1914

Both explore disguise & justice

59% genome match

The Angel of Terror

Edgar Wallace · 1923

Both explore crime & justice

59% genome match

The Game Is Afoot

Marvin Kaye · 1994

Both explore crime & justice

61% genome match

Fourteen Great Detective Stories

Vincent Starrett · 1928

Both explore crime & justice

61% genome match