The Fantômas Omnibus (3-Books-In-1)

Fantômas "is not a puzzle but an intoxicant" The Village Voice

Fantômas is a ruthless criminal genius known by many nicknames, such as "the 'master of everything and everyone, the 'torturer' or the 'elusive', and whose face and true identity remain unknown".

Fantômas #1 Three sensational crimes that leave all of Paris stunned: the Marquise de Langruen is hacked to death, the Princess Sonia is robbed, and Lord Beltham is found dead, stuffed into a trunk. Inspector Juve knows that all the clues point to one suspect: the master of disguise, Fantômas.

Fantômas #2 The Exploits of Juve Inspector Juve, aided by Fandor the journalist, gets drawn into the Paris underworld by a series of mysterious crimes committed by a criminal gang that he believes is headed by Fantômas, now considered dead by everyone. As he pursues signature clues, he finds himself again drawn into the orbit of his arch nemesis, the fiendish, master-of-disguise Fantômas.

Fantômas #3 Messengers of Evil Painter Jacques Dollon gets arrested for the murder of his patroness Baroness de Vibray, but is himself soon found dead in his cell. The corpse vanishes and his fingerprints turn up at a series of crime scenes.

"One episode simply melts away as the next takes over" New York Times