# Fantômas — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for Fantômas by Pierre Souvestre.

- [The Genius of Crime](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fant_mas_se/chapters/i-the-genius-of-crime.md): At a dinner party at the Château of Beaulieu, President Bonnet introduces the mysterious and terrifying figure of Fantômas, sparking a debate about crime and justice. The guests, including the Marquise de Langrune, the B
- [A Tragic Dawn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fant_mas_se/chapters/ii-a-tragic-dawn.md): Etienne Rambert arrives at the Gare d'Orsay to catch a slow train to Verrières, heading for the château of Beaulieu. He is met by his son Charles and Thérèse Auvernois, who walk with him through the countryside. As they 
- [The Hunt for the Man](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fant_mas_se/chapters/iii-the-hunt-for-the-man.md): Examining magistrate M. de Presles arrives at the château of Beaulieu to investigate the murder of the Marquise de Langrune. He interviews the steward Dollon and the police sergeant, examines the crime scene, and begins 
- [No! I Am Not Mad!](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fant_mas_se/chapters/iv-no-i-am-not-mad.md): Two days after the murder of the Marquise de Langrune, two tramps are brought to the château by gendarmes. Meanwhile, Etienne Rambert confronts his son Charles, accusing him of the murder based on circumstantial evidence
- [Arrest Me!](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fant_mas_se/chapters/v-arrest-me.md): Inspector Juve, disguised as a tramp named François Paul, investigates the murder of the Marquise de Langrune near Beaulieu. He interacts with railway workers and arranges a fake arrest with Sergeant Doucet to maintain h

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- [VI: “Fantômas, It Is Death!”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fant_mas_se/chapters/vi-fant-mas-it-is-death.md)
- [VII: The Criminal Investigation Department](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fant_mas_se/chapters/vii-the-criminal-investigation-department.md)
- [A Dreadful Confession](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fant_mas_se/chapters/viii-a-dreadful-confession.md)
- [All for Honour](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fant_mas_se/chapters/ix-all-for-honour.md)
- [Princess Sonia’s Bath](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fant_mas_se/chapters/x-princess-sonia-s-bath.md)
- [XI: Magistrate and Detective](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fant_mas_se/chapters/xi-magistrate-and-detective.md)
- [A Knockout Blow](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fant_mas_se/chapters/xii-a-knockout-blow.md)
- [XIII: Thérèse’s Future](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fant_mas_se/chapters/xiii-th-r-se-s-future.md)
- [XIV: Mademoiselle Jeanne](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fant_mas_se/chapters/xiv-mademoiselle-jeanne.md)
- [XV: The Mad Woman’s Plot](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fant_mas_se/chapters/xv-the-mad-woman-s-plot.md)
- [Among the Market Porters](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fant_mas_se/chapters/xvi-among-the-market-porters.md)
- [At the Saint-Anthony's Pig](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fant_mas_se/chapters/xvii-at-the-saint-anthony-s-pig.md)
- [XVIII: A Prisoner and a Witness](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fant_mas_se/chapters/xviii-a-prisoner-and-a-witness.md)
- [XIX: Jérôme Fandor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fant_mas_se/chapters/xix-j-r-me-fandor.md)
- [A Cup of Tea](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fant_mas_se/chapters/xx-a-cup-of-tea.md)
- [Lord Beltham's Murderer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fant_mas_se/chapters/xxi-lord-beltham-s-murderer.md)
- [The Scrap of Paper](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fant_mas_se/chapters/xxii-the-scrap-of-paper.md)
- [The Wreck of the Lancaster](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fant_mas_se/chapters/xxiii-the-wreck-of-the-lancaster.md)
- [Under Lock and Key](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fant_mas_se/chapters/xxiv-under-lock-and-key.md)
- [An Unexpected Accomplice](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fant_mas_se/chapters/xxv-an-unexpected-accomplice.md)
- [A Mysterious Crime](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fant_mas_se/chapters/xxvi-a-mysterious-crime.md)
- [Three Surprising Incidents](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fant_mas_se/chapters/xxvii-three-surprising-incidents.md)
- [The Court of Assize](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fant_mas_se/chapters/xxviii-the-court-of-assize.md)
- [Verdict and Sentence](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fant_mas_se/chapters/xxix-verdict-and-sentence.md)
- [XXX: An Assignation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fant_mas_se/chapters/xxx-an-assignation.md)
- [Fell Treachery](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fant_mas_se/chapters/xxxi-fell-treachery.md)
- [XXXII: On the Scaffold](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fant_mas_se/chapters/xxxii-on-the-scaffold.md)

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