E. W. Hornung
Hornung was Arthur Conan Doyle's brother-in-law and created the gentleman thief Raffles as a deliberate inversion of the Sherlock Holmes archetype. The Raffles stories are among the most elegant examples of late Victorian crime fiction.
Works
- Raffles: The Amateur CracksmanShort stories featuring an aristocratic gentleman thief and his clever crimes
- The Black MaskCollection of stories about Raffles the amateur cracksman and his criminal exploits
- A Thief in the NightCollection of Raffles stories depicting an educated burglar's daring robberies
- Mr Justice RafflesStories featuring Raffles as a retired criminal trying to live respectably