Eight Strokes of the Clock. Eight Mysteries, One Restless Detective, and the Woman He Can't Stop Chasing

Prince Rénine has a habit of stumbling into crimes wherever he travels - and an even stronger habit of solving them on the spot, usually to impress the sharp, skeptical Hortense Daniel, who can't decide if she's more astonished by his brilliance or his nerve. Eight self-contained mysteries, each one a small masterclass in observation and misdirection. Leblanc at his most playful - lighter than the Lupin novels, but built from the same trick: a detective so confident he treats crime-solving like a parlor game, and readers who can't help being charmed into playing along.