Gentleman thief Raffles is daring debonair devilishly handsome-and a first-rate cricketer. In these eight stories the master burglar indulges his passion for cricket and crime: stealing jewels from a country house outwitting the law pilfering from the nouveau riche and of course bowling like a demon-all with the assistance of his plucky sidekick Bunny. Encouraged by his brother-in-law Arthur Conan Doyle to write a series about a public school villain and influenced by his own experiences at Uppingham E. W. Hornung created a unique form of crime story where in stealing as in sport it is playing the game that counts and there is always honor among thieves.
