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Messengers of Evil
Pierre Souvestre and Marcel Allain
Book Overview:
Fantômas was introduced a few years after Arsène Lupin, another well-known thief. But whereas Lupin draws the line at murder, Fantômas has no such qualms and is shown as a sociopath who enjoys killing in a sadistic fashion. He is totally ruthless, gives no mercy, and is loyal to none, not even his own children. He is a master of disguise, always appearing under an assumed identity, often that of a person whom he has murdered. Fantômas makes use of bizarre and improbable techniques in his crimes, such as plague-infested rats, giant snakes, and rooms that fill with sand.
Messengers of Evil begins when “... Baroness de Vibray, well known in the Parisian world and among artists, whose generous patroness she was, has been found dead in the studio of the ceramic painter, Jacques Dollon.” It ends with Fantomas' escape once again, and with Juve receiving a humiliating rebuke from the supreme head of the police detective department. But the chase has not ended.
Fantômas was introduced a few years after Arsène Lupin, another well-known thief. But whereas Lupin draws the line at murder, Fantômas has no such qualms and is shown as a sociopath who enjoys killing in a sadistic fashion. He is totally ruthless, gives no mercy, and is loyal to none, not even his own children. He is a master of disguise, always appearing under an assumed identity, often that of a person whom he has murdered. Fantômas makes use of bizarre and improbable techniques in his crimes, such as plague-infested rats, giant snakes, and rooms that fill with sand.
Messengers of Evil begins when “... Baroness de Vibray, well known in the Parisian world and among artists, whose generous patroness she was, has been found dead in the studio of the ceramic painter, Jacques Dollon.” It ends with Fantomas' escape once again, and with Juve receiving a humiliating rebuke from the supreme head of the police detective department. But the chase has not ended.
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Fandor was so pleased that he mentally rubbed his hands over this discovery. His quest was a success so far: he was on the track of Dollon's body! And what copy for La Capitale! Then a sad thought came to dim his delight:
"Poor, poor Elizabeth Dollon! I swore to her I would get at the truth—and a lamentable truth it is! Her brother is dead: he died in the Dépôt: he was done to death—it was no suicide!"
Whilst talking to himself Fandor was scrutinising every inch of the ground as he moved forward: there might be fresh clues:
"It's a queer kind of sewer," he went on. "This streamlet is as much mud as water, is almost stagnant. Evidently this underground sewer way is no longer used—has been abandoned!"
A horrid spectacle struck him motionless. His lantern made visible a struggling, heaving mass of rats, fighting tooth and claw, enormous rats devouring so. . . Read More
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Community Reviews
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I don't know if it's due to the translation, or the authors, or my mind starting to vibe with this series, but these books are getting more fun and easier to read by each instalment.
I am perhaps a little disappointed that Fandor is the main character of this -- personally I like Inspector Juve a lo
The Fantomas book "The Corpse Who Kills" is pretty great for various reasons. One, I like how 'the criminal underworld' is portrayed in the book. It has sort of a dreamy sub-culture vibe about it, where the criminals have their own set of rules - and Paris itself is part of the narrative or characte
My least favorite of the three ultra-violent, uber-surreal FANTOMAS series, and yet... there are scenes I can't get out of my head.
A gang doles out punishment to an informer... by each striking him once in the head with a hammer.
The murder of an innocent suspect in a locked jail cell. And then that
My least favorite of the three ultra-violent, uber-surreal FANTOMAS series, and yet... there are scenes I can't get out of my head.
A gang doles out punishment to an informer... by each striking him once in the head with a hammer.
The murder of an innocent suspect in a locked jail cell. And then that
Suicides that look like murders and vice versa entwine amongst baffling robberies and competing masters of disguise! In short, it's the stuff we've come to expect from this continuing series about The Prince of Crime. The title character is a painter named Dollon who is arrested for a mysterious mur