The Lone Wolf

Michael Lanyard is a gentleman by manner and a master thief by trade, an orphan raised in the Paris underworld who has made himself the most elegant criminal in Europe under the name of the Lone Wolf. Vance sets him loose in a tale of jewel robberies, double crosses, and a shadowy criminal syndicate that wants to own him, then complicates his cool self-interest with an unexpected attachment that begins to pull him toward the straight world. Fast, stylish, and full of nerve, the story launched a long-running series and a string of films built around the reformed-thief hero. It remains a lively example of the early twentieth-century crime adventure. Free to download as a PDF and EPUB.