← E. W. HornungRaffles: The Amateur Cracksmanby E. W. HornungShort stories featuring an aristocratic gentleman thief and his clever crimesFind 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. HornungThe 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→
