Il segreto di Sarek

The Secret of Sarek, also known as The Island of Thirty Coffins, is the tenth novel in the Arsène Lupin series of books by Maurice Leblanc. First published in 1919, it is the story of Véronique d'Hergemont. Fourteen years previously, her own father had kidnapped her baby in an act of revenge for Veronique's marriage, and both her father and her child drowned at sea. While watching a film, she spots her childhood signature on the side of a hut in the background of a scene, and after visiting the place where the film was shot, she becomes trapped in a mystery of prophecies, sinister forces, long lost relations, and ancient secrets.

No. 10 in the Arsène Lupin series.

This book has 91,189 words, and was originally published in 1919. This translation by Alexander Teixeira De Mattos was published in 1920.

Production notes: This ebook of The Secret of Sarek was published by Global Grey on the 18th October 2018, and updated on the 22nd July 2023. The artwork used for the cover is 'Along the Seine' by Maurice Prendergast.