Fantômas

The first novel of the notorious French master-criminal Fantômas, a lurid and headlong thriller in which an elusive genius of crime terrorises Paris while a dogged detective pursues him through the…

At a glance He is everywhere and nowhere, a phantom of crime who slips through every net and leaves… What it's about This is the opening novel in the celebrated French series featuring… Against him are set the tenacious detective who makes his capture a personal mission and… Themes The book revels in the fascination of the criminal genius, in disguise, deception…

This is the opening novel in the celebrated French series featuring Fantômas, a ruthless and elusive master-criminal who commits appalling crimes under countless disguises and vanishes before justice can close in.