"Arsène Lupin miljoonaperillisenä" by Maurice Leblanc is a detective novel serialized in 1939. When American secretary Patricia is attacked by a criminal called "The Rough," she's rescued by the legendary gentleman thief Arsène Lupin. After her boss is mysteriously murdered, Patricia follows clues to France, pursuing a stolen briefcase that supposedly holds the secret to an immense fortune. Armed only with a silver whistle and Lupin's promise of protection, she enters a dangerous world of murder, theft, and hidden billions. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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