← E. W. HornungA Thief in the Nightby E. W. HornungCollection of Raffles stories depicting an educated burglar's daring robberiesFind on Amazon↗About the authorE. W. HornungHornung 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.More by E. W. HornungRaffles: 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→Mr Justice RafflesStories featuring Raffles as a retired criminal trying to live respectably→