This early work by Maurice Leblanc was originally published in 1919 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. In 'The Secret of Sarek,' the action takes place almost entirely on the fictional Island of Sarek in 1917, in which Leblanc deftly blends crime fantasy and science fiction. Maurice Marie Émile Leblanc was born on 11th November 1864 in Rouen, Normandy, France. He was a novelist and writer of short stories, known primarily as the creator of the fictional gentl