Lupin walks into a bar and walks out with half a continent chasing him over a dead writer's lost manuscript. The heist unfolds like a perfect con: every player thinks they're winning until the moment they realize they've been playing Lupin's game the whole time. What makes this one stick is that the treasure was never really the point, it's watching a master thief convince everyone else that it was.
Ernest Hemingway's newly found final novel might be more than a literary relic. Word has it the draft reveals where a vast treasure lies buried on a remote Mediterranean island, and that's all the motivation Lupin the Third needs to sneak ashore. His partners and a lovely bartender named Maria lend a hand, and Jigen and Goemon turn out to be in the fight for reasons of their own. What should be a treasure hunt turns into a violent struggle for power. The island is caught up in a civil war, and Lupin has to deal with a mercenary called Crazy Mash and his enormously rich boss Marces, the Merchant of Death. Fujiko arrives at Marces's side, and the police inspector who is always chasing Lupin is not far behind. It's vintage Lupin: a one-off adventure special mixed with plenty of comedy.
