# The Black Lizard

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- Book: [The Black Lizard](https://www.bookquiver.com/edogawa-ranpo/the-black-lizard) ([The Black Lizard.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/edogawa-ranpo/the-black-lizard.md))
- Authors: [Edogawa Rampo](https://www.bookquiver.com/edogawa-ranpo)
- Publisher: penguin_classics
- ISBN: 978-02-4164-582-6
- Pages: 176
- Published: 2023-10-05
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

A super-criminal - as deadly as she is beautiful - wagers all in an epic battle with a master detective, Akechi Kogoro. No trick is too elaborate, no disguise too fantastic as the two perfectly matched antagonists take turns to outwit each other.