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Paris is aghast at the news that of one of Lupin’s victims was discovered murdered. As the bodies continue to pile up, Lupin demonstrates his indefatigable tenacity - on a mission to clear his name and discover the shattering secret of 813.

Charming rogue, Arsène Lupin, returns once again, only to find himself as the suspect in a leading murder case. After one of his previous victims, the millionaire Kesselbach, is found dead in a Parisian hotel room, the gentleman thief is determined to prove his innocence. Set to uncover the real culprit, Lupin uncharacteristically joins the police’s efforts and delves into the mystery at hand. Powerful and dangerous enemies await, seemingly orchestrating crimes from the shadows, while a dark political conspiracy threatens to end Lupin’s life as he knows it.

La cuarta aventura de Arsène Lupin nos trae una vuelta de tuerca a las vicisitudes que siempre rodean a nuestro ladrón favorito: en esta ocasión, una de sus víctimas ha aparecido asesinada. Lupin será acusado injustamente y acabará colaborando con la policía para encontrar al culpable. Sin embargo, le espera una enmarañada trama de intrigas políticas, acertijos imposibles de resolver, unas cartas del mismísimo Bismarck y un enigmático reloj que tiene grabada la cifra 813... una cifra de la que podría depender la vida de Lupin.

Master criminal Arsene Lupin is at it again in the taut thriller 813. When Lupin is framed for murder, the famed thief enters the fray of the investigation in an attempt to clear his name and prove that his moral code, though unorthodox, is unwavering.

When one of Arséne Lupin' victims is found dead in a way that implicates the wily criminal, he insists on heading the police search for the real murderer. The mystery involves finding a package of letters once written to Bismarck, locating a clock on which the number 813 has significance, as well as causing a reigning emperor to make several journeys incognito. Murders by the dozens, suicide and mild forms of torture are warp and woof of the plot.

Tout commence par une multitude de meurtres dans un hôtel chic parisien. C'est M. Kesselbach qui est assassiné, et tous les doutes semblent se porter sur Arsène Lupin, qui pourtant ne tue jamais, mais il faut bien une première fois, comme dirait l'inspecteur Ganimard.

Over a 25-year period, author Maurice Leblanc wrote of the exploits of gentleman thief and master of disguise Arsène Lupin, to the delight of readers on the continent and elsewhere. Often referred to as France's version of Sherlock Holmes, Lupin in this early appearance is wrongfully accused of the death of a prominent German millionaire with nefarious plans. The thief and the mysterious killer find themselves in a race to find an incriminating bundle of letters that, in the wrong hands, could change the political map of the world.

One evening, wealthy diamond merchant Rudolph Kesselbach is visited at the Palace Hotel by Arsène Lupin. The next day, Kesselbach is found dead from a gunshot wound, with Lupin’s card pinned to his shirt. The wanted Lupin is forced to use all his guile to outwit the gendarmerie and find the real murderer.

Als Arséne Lupin des Mordes verdächtigt wird, besteht er darauf, die Suche der Polizei nach dem wahren Mörder zu leiten. Neben zahlreichen Morden, Selbstmorden und Folterungen ist die Zahl '813' das große Geheimnis, welches es zu lösen gilt. Es gilt ein Paket mit Briefen an Bismarck zu finden sowie eine Uhr mit der Zahl 813. Ein Kaiser wird dazu gebracht mehrere Reisen inkognito zu unternehmen. Und es geht um die Liebe Lupins zu zwei Frauen.