LOUIS JOSEPH VANCE'S
"THE LONE WOLF"
Amateur Cracksman and Gentleman Thief
Romantic Hero of Books, Movies and Television
Michael Lanyard was raised as Michael Troyon a virtual slave and drudge in a disreputable Paris hotel. Forced to lie steal, and, cheat at an early age, he once tried to rob an accomplished thief named Bourke, who liked the darkly handsome youth and did not report him for the attempted theft. Instead, he taught him the skills necessary to be the master thief he dreamed of being. In addition to schooling the lad in such practical subjects as mathematics, explosives, gem appraisal, art, and social graces, Bourke taught him the "three cardinal. principles of successful cracksmanship: know your ground thoroughly before venturing upon it; strike and retreat with the swift precision of a hawk; be friendless. And the last of these is the greatest." Lanyard learned his lessons well and became the Lone Wolf--a respected, sophisticated gentleman by day; a brilliant, daring thief by night.
Lanyard first appeared in 1914, in the novel, The Lone Wolf, in which members of the underworld, resentful because of his success and independence, threaten to reveal his identity unless he becomes a member of their "pack." His vows of solitude are in jeopardy when he meets and falls in love with the beautiful Lucy Shannon.
CHECKLIST
1914 The Lone Wolf
1918 The False Faces
1921 Alias the Lone Wolf
1921 Red Masquerade
1923 The Lone Wolf Returns
1931 The Lone Wolf's Son
1933 encore the Lone Wolf
1934 The Lone Wolf's Last Prowl
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