The Prisoner of the Tower, or A Short But Beautiful Journey of Three Wise Men by Boris Akunin. Short summary

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The kings of the detective Sherlock Holmes and Erast Fandorin, in the company of their faithful assistants, confront the ingenious swindler Arsène Lupin. It is a question of saving the daughter and the castle of Monsieur des Essars.

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On the eve of 1900, the famous detectives and the ingenious swindler met in a duel in the castle of Vaud-Garny. Monsieur de l’Essard asks Sherlock Holmes and Erast Fandorin for protection from the insidious villain Arsène Lupin.

Lupin wants to get hold of the treasure hidden in the vicinity of Vaud-Harney. If he does not get what he wants by midnight, the castle will blow up. The situation is complicated by the fact that dez Essar’s daughter, immobilized by an injury, is inside the building. The girl cannot be transported, so she will die in the explosion.

The disturbed owner of the manor is ready to comply with Lupin’s conditions, but he does not know where to look for the treasure. The great detectives, along with their faithful assistants, Watson and Massa, take up the cause.

The participants in this criminal game alternately find the right solutions and make mistakes. The joint confrontation with a sophisticated villain is reminiscent of the rivalry between the two methods and styles of investigation.