# Revenge and Obsession in The Crystal Stopper

> Theme guide for The Crystal Stopper by Maurice Leblanc.

Daubrecq's decades-long vendetta against Clarisse Mergy and her family, driven by his rejected love, fuels the central conflict, leading to blackmail, kidnapping, and murder.

## Where it surfaces

- [The Home Life of Alexis Daubrecq](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_crystal_stopper_se/chapters/iii-the-home-life-of-alexis-daubrecq): The woman's attempt to stab Daubrecq and her relentless search for the crystal stopper demonstrate a deep-seated desire for revenge.
- [V: The Twenty-Seven](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_crystal_stopper_se/chapters/v-the-twenty-seven): Clarisse Mergy's relentless pursuit of Daubrecq to avenge her husband's death and destroy his power, driven by years of obsession.
- [X: Extra-Dry?](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_crystal_stopper_se/chapters/x-extra-dry): Daubrecq's obsessive pursuit of Clarisse and his glee at outmaneuvering Lupin highlight his vengeful nature.

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