# Justice and Injustice in The Teeth of the Tiger

> Theme guide for The Teeth of the Tiger by Maurice Leblanc.

The narrative explores the failure of official justice systems, as innocent characters like Marie Fauville and Gaston Sauverand are framed, while the true criminal manipulates evidence, forcing the protagonist to pursue a personal form of justice.

## Where it surfaces

- [IV: The Clouded Turquoise](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_teeth_of_the_tiger_se/chapters/iv-the-clouded-turquoise): The investigation's focus on circumstantial evidence and the presumption of guilt against Perenna and later Mme. Fauville highlights the tension between justice and prejudice.
- [IX: Lupin’s Anger](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_teeth_of_the_tiger_se/chapters/ix-lupin-s-anger): Perenna shifts from accusing Marie Fauville to defending her, seeking true justice against the real criminals.
- [XV: The Heir to the Hundred Millions](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_teeth_of_the_tiger_se/chapters/xv-the-heir-to-the-hundred-millions): Perenna faces unjust suspicion despite his innocence, highlighting the tension between legal justice and public perception.
- [XVI: Weber Takes His Revenge](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_teeth_of_the_tiger_se/chapters/xvi-weber-takes-his-revenge): Florence and Don Luis are arrested despite apparent innocence; Mazeroux is wrongly accused.
- [Lupin's Lupins](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_teeth_of_the_tiger_se/chapters/xxi-lupin-s-lupins): Perenna helps victims of oppression and captures the true criminal, Jean Vernocq, bringing justice for multiple murders.

## Links

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