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* HistoricalDomainCharacter: Several characters crossed path with real-life people in their backstory. For example, William Sheridan was defeated by Michael Dukakis in the Democratic primaries, the rumour has it that Wally Sheridan has affairs with Creator/JuliaRoberts, Creator/GeenaDavis, Creator/SharonStone and Creator/BrigitteNielsen, Amos worked in the [[UsefulNotes/JimmyCarter Carter]] administration...
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* HistoricalDomainCharacter: Several characters crossed path with real-life people in their backstory. For example, William Sheridan was defeated by Michael Dukakis UsefulNotes/MichaelDukakis in the Democratic primaries, the rumour has it that Wally Sheridan has affairs with Creator/JuliaRoberts, Creator/GeenaDavis, Creator/SharonStone and Creator/BrigitteNielsen, Amos worked in the [[UsefulNotes/JimmyCarter Carter]] administration...
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* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: This album tells the backstory of 128 characters in total.
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A MilestoneCelebration album of sorts (since it's the ''[[StealthPun thirteenth]]'') that does not continue the story yet but follows the investigation of the XIII case by two journalists, Warren Glass and Ron Finkelstein. [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters Many characters]] of the series get a ''huge'' expansion of their backstory, as the album reads like an investigation file.
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A MilestoneCelebration album of sorts (since it's the ''[[StealthPun thirteenth]]'') that does not continue the story yet but follows the investigation of the XIII case by two journalists, Warren Glass and Ron Finkelstein. [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters Many characters]] characters of the series get a ''huge'' expansion of their backstory, as the album reads like an investigation file.
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* JailbaitTaboo: Judith Warner is swimming in the nude in a lake. Dwight Rigby, an evil character, catches her, claims that she likes teasing men, and, after making clear that he knows she is only 14, rapes her. This {{Backstory}} reinforces Rigby's characterization as a villain.
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* {{Fanservice}}: In the beginning of each chapter, there is a large drawing of an attractive woman (Janet B. Fitzsimmons, Kim Carrington, Jones, Felicity Brown, Irina Svetlanova, Abigail Frazier, Maria Isabel de Los Santos, Jenny O'Keefe, Carla Giordino, Judith Warner, Betty Barnowsky).
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** The librarian of Eastown (whom XIII met in ''Recap/TheDayOfTheBlackSun'') is the half-sister of Betty Barnowsky (whom XIII met in ''Recap/{{SPADS}}'').
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* HappyEndingOverride: In the end of ''Recap/TheTrial'', XIII is jailed, but the conspiracy has been exposed live on TV. In particular, the Mongoose discloses the existence of a bank safe where evidences can be found. This album reveals that [[TreacheryCoverUp the conspiracy led by Wally Sheridan was covered up]]: officially, Wally Sheridan died in a hospital and the "trial" was a mascarade set up by a crazy general who recruited actors, including a Wally Sheridan lookalike.
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* HappyEndingOverride: In the end of ''Recap/TheTrial'', ''[[Recap/XIIITheTrial The Trial]]'', XIII is jailed, but the conspiracy has been exposed live on TV. In particular, the Mongoose discloses the existence of a bank safe where evidences can be found. This album reveals that [[TreacheryCoverUp the conspiracy led by Wally Sheridan was covered up]]: officially, Wally Sheridan died in a hospital and the "trial" was a mascarade set up by a crazy general who recruited actors, including a Wally Sheridan lookalike.
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''The XIII Mystery: The Investigation'' (in French ''[[GratuitousEnglish The XIII Mystery]] : L'Enquête'') is the thirteenth album of the comic book series ''ComicBook/{{XIII}}''. It was published in 1999.
A MilestoneCelebration album of sorts (since it's the ''[[StealthPun thirteenth]]'') that does not continue the story yet but follows the investigation of the XIII case by two journalists, Warren Glass and Ron Finkelstein. [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters Many characters]] of the series get a ''huge'' expansion of their backstory, as the album reads like an investigation file.
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!!''The XIII Mystery: The Investigation'' provides examples of:
* AllThereInTheManual: This book is not a comic book album like the other instalments of the series, but it looks like an investigation file. It gives much information about the characters' backstory.
* AttemptedRape: Two [[UsefulNotes/MoscowCentre KGB]] agents are ordered to rape Irina. The Mongoose saves her in the last second.
* {{Backstory}}: This album sums up the previous events of the series and gives all the characters a backstory.
* BigDamnHeroes: {{Inverted|Trope}}. The Mongoose, a villain, saves Irina, another villain, in the last second when two KGB agents are going to rape and kill her.
* TheCasino: Matt Rowland meets Felicity Brown in a casino in Las Vegas.
* CodeName: [[spoiler:Frank Giordino]] and the agents who track down Warren Glass use code names taken from Myth/ClassicalMythology.
* ComicBookFantasyCasting: A member of the conspiracy looks like Creator/BruceWillis. Another one looks like Creator/ClintEastwood.
* ConnectedAllAlong:
** The librarian of Eastown (whom XIII met in ''Recap/TheDayOfTheBlackSun'') is the half-sister of Betty Barnowsky (whom XIII met in ''Recap/{{SPADS}}'').
** Jonathan Mac Lane met Benjamin Carrington in Berlin and they became friends.
* DramaticIrony: In their investigation file, Warren Glass and Ron Finkelstein mentions as a random fact that [[spoiler:Frank Giordino]] uses code names taken from Myth/ClassicalMythology to communicate with his agents. Unlike the reader, the two journalists do not know that the killers who track them down use such code names.
* DaEditor: Randolf [=McKnight=], the editor of the ''New York Daily'', tries to protect journalists Warren Glass and Ron Finkelstein, but he does not believe all their conspiracy theories and does not publish them without asking the opinion of the president of the group.
* {{Fanservice}}: In the beginning of each chapter, there is a large drawing of an attractive woman (Janet B. Fitzsimmons, Kim Carrington, Jones, Felicity Brown, Irina Svetlanova, Abigail Frazier, Maria Isabel de Los Santos, Judith Warner, Betty Barnowsky...).
* FemmeFataleSpy:
** Irina when she was a [[UsefulNotes/MoscowCentre KGB]] agent. She seduced men in order to kill them.
** Jessica is an NSA agent. She uses her charms to gain Warren Glass's trust and she [[spoiler:kills him]].
* FirstPersonPeripheralNarrator: The narrators of this album are Warren Glass and Ron Finkelstein, two journalists who investigate the XIII mystery.
* TheGeneralsDaughter: General Carrington was expelled from West Point because he had an affair with the wife of an officer.
* GunshipRescue: The platoon of Alan Smith is rescued by helicopters. Unfortunately, it is too late for Alan.
* HappyEndingOverride: In the end of ''Recap/TheTrial'', XIII is jailed, but the conspiracy has been exposed live on TV. In particular, the Mongoose discloses the existence of a bank safe where evidences can be found. This album reveals that [[TreacheryCoverUp the conspiracy led by Wally Sheridan was covered up]]: officially, Wally Sheridan died in a hospital and the "trial" was a mascarade set up by a crazy general who recruited actors, including a Wally Sheridan lookalike.
* HeKnowsTooMuch: The reason why Ron Finkelstein [[spoiler:and Warren Glass]] are killed by [[spoiler:NSA agents]].
* HighClassCallGirl: Felicity Brown was one when she lived in Las Vegas.
* HistoricalDomainCharacter: Several characters crossed path with real-life people in their backstory. For example, William Sheridan was defeated by Michael Dukakis in the Democratic primaries, the rumour has it that Wally Sheridan has affairs with Creator/JuliaRoberts, Creator/GeenaDavis, Creator/SharonStone and Creator/BrigitteNielsen, Amos worked in the [[UsefulNotes/JimmyCarter Carter]] administration...
* HopelessSuitor: David Rigby is still a boy, but he is already in love with Judith Warner who ignores him.
* IntrepidReporter: The investigative journalists Warren Glass and Ron Finkelstein risk their life to discover the truth about the XIII mystery.
* JailBait: Judith Warner is only 14. She swims in the nude in a lake. Dwight Rigby is attracted to her and he rapes her.
* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: This album tells the backstory of 128 characters in total.
* NeverSuicide: Ron Finkelstein's murder is covered up by making it look like a suicide: he is throwed out of the window of a high rise.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: The investigative journalists Warren Glass and Ron Finkelstein are expies of Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein.
* OutdoorBathPeeping: Jason Mac Lane and David Rigby spy on Judith Warner when she is bathing in a lake.
* OutWithABang: Irina has sex with a man, and immediately thereafter she stabs him to death.
* ParentalAbandonment: Jone's father abandoned his family. Her mother died of alcoholism.
* PrecociousCrush: David Rigby is still a boy, but he is already in love with Judith Warner who is 14.
* ProfessionalKiller: Hitmen are after Warren Glass and Ron Finkelstein. They are revealed to be [[spoiler:NSA agents who work for Frank Giordino]].
* RecruitedFromTheGutter: Jones is a homeless child, when she meets Ben Carrington. He encourages her to join the army. Later, she becomes his aide-de-camp.
* RenegadeRussian: Irina was a [[UsefulNotes/MoscowCentre KGB]] agent. Her employer decided to eliminate her during Glasnost. The Mongoose, a free-lance professional killer, saved and hired her.
* TheRunaway: Jones and her brother Marcus run away from the orphanage.
* SavedForTheSequel: The conversation between Liam Mac Lane, George Mullway and Jack Callahan implies that, even if the three silver watches are collected, the location of Maximilian's gold will be difficult to find.
* {{Shoutout}}:
** The record about a bodyguard of William and Wally Sheridan claims that ''Film/InTheLineOfFire'' is based on his life.
** The record about Don Pasquale Giordino claims that ''Film/TheGodfather'', the book by Mario Puzo, is based on his life.
* SkinnyDipping: Judith Warner swims in the nude in a lake. Jason Mac Lane and David Rigby are spying on her.
* SternChase: Warren Glass is chased by hitmen and he has to flee from Florida to Europe. In Europe, he constantly goes from one country to another.
* TreacheryCoverUp: The conspiracy led by Wally Sheridan was covered up: officially, Wally Sheridan died in a hospital and the "[[Recap/TheTrial trial]]" was a mascarade set up by a crazy general who recruited actors.
* TheVerse: Warren Glass and Ron Finkelstein work for the ''New York Daily'', a newspaper that belongs to ComicBook/LargoWinch. Their editor even exchanges letters with Stephen G. Dundee, the president of American News Inc., who is a minor character of Largo Winch series.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: During Glasnost, the [[UsefulNotes/MoscowCentre KGB]] decided to kill Irina, one of their profesional killers, because her skills were not necessary any more.
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A MilestoneCelebration album of sorts (since it's the ''[[StealthPun thirteenth]]'') that does not continue the story yet but follows the investigation of the XIII case by two journalists, Warren Glass and Ron Finkelstein. [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters Many characters]] of the series get a ''huge'' expansion of their backstory, as the album reads like an investigation file.
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!!''The XIII Mystery: The Investigation'' provides examples of:
* AllThereInTheManual: This book is not a comic book album like the other instalments of the series, but it looks like an investigation file. It gives much information about the characters' backstory.
* AttemptedRape: Two [[UsefulNotes/MoscowCentre KGB]] agents are ordered to rape Irina. The Mongoose saves her in the last second.
* {{Backstory}}: This album sums up the previous events of the series and gives all the characters a backstory.
* BigDamnHeroes: {{Inverted|Trope}}. The Mongoose, a villain, saves Irina, another villain, in the last second when two KGB agents are going to rape and kill her.
* TheCasino: Matt Rowland meets Felicity Brown in a casino in Las Vegas.
* CodeName: [[spoiler:Frank Giordino]] and the agents who track down Warren Glass use code names taken from Myth/ClassicalMythology.
* ComicBookFantasyCasting: A member of the conspiracy looks like Creator/BruceWillis. Another one looks like Creator/ClintEastwood.
* ConnectedAllAlong:
** The librarian of Eastown (whom XIII met in ''Recap/TheDayOfTheBlackSun'') is the half-sister of Betty Barnowsky (whom XIII met in ''Recap/{{SPADS}}'').
** Jonathan Mac Lane met Benjamin Carrington in Berlin and they became friends.
* DramaticIrony: In their investigation file, Warren Glass and Ron Finkelstein mentions as a random fact that [[spoiler:Frank Giordino]] uses code names taken from Myth/ClassicalMythology to communicate with his agents. Unlike the reader, the two journalists do not know that the killers who track them down use such code names.
* DaEditor: Randolf [=McKnight=], the editor of the ''New York Daily'', tries to protect journalists Warren Glass and Ron Finkelstein, but he does not believe all their conspiracy theories and does not publish them without asking the opinion of the president of the group.
* {{Fanservice}}: In the beginning of each chapter, there is a large drawing of an attractive woman (Janet B. Fitzsimmons, Kim Carrington, Jones, Felicity Brown, Irina Svetlanova, Abigail Frazier, Maria Isabel de Los Santos, Judith Warner, Betty Barnowsky...).
* FemmeFataleSpy:
** Irina when she was a [[UsefulNotes/MoscowCentre KGB]] agent. She seduced men in order to kill them.
** Jessica is an NSA agent. She uses her charms to gain Warren Glass's trust and she [[spoiler:kills him]].
* FirstPersonPeripheralNarrator: The narrators of this album are Warren Glass and Ron Finkelstein, two journalists who investigate the XIII mystery.
* TheGeneralsDaughter: General Carrington was expelled from West Point because he had an affair with the wife of an officer.
* GunshipRescue: The platoon of Alan Smith is rescued by helicopters. Unfortunately, it is too late for Alan.
* HappyEndingOverride: In the end of ''Recap/TheTrial'', XIII is jailed, but the conspiracy has been exposed live on TV. In particular, the Mongoose discloses the existence of a bank safe where evidences can be found. This album reveals that [[TreacheryCoverUp the conspiracy led by Wally Sheridan was covered up]]: officially, Wally Sheridan died in a hospital and the "trial" was a mascarade set up by a crazy general who recruited actors, including a Wally Sheridan lookalike.
* HeKnowsTooMuch: The reason why Ron Finkelstein [[spoiler:and Warren Glass]] are killed by [[spoiler:NSA agents]].
* HighClassCallGirl: Felicity Brown was one when she lived in Las Vegas.
* HistoricalDomainCharacter: Several characters crossed path with real-life people in their backstory. For example, William Sheridan was defeated by Michael Dukakis in the Democratic primaries, the rumour has it that Wally Sheridan has affairs with Creator/JuliaRoberts, Creator/GeenaDavis, Creator/SharonStone and Creator/BrigitteNielsen, Amos worked in the [[UsefulNotes/JimmyCarter Carter]] administration...
* HopelessSuitor: David Rigby is still a boy, but he is already in love with Judith Warner who ignores him.
* IntrepidReporter: The investigative journalists Warren Glass and Ron Finkelstein risk their life to discover the truth about the XIII mystery.
* JailBait: Judith Warner is only 14. She swims in the nude in a lake. Dwight Rigby is attracted to her and he rapes her.
* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: This album tells the backstory of 128 characters in total.
* NeverSuicide: Ron Finkelstein's murder is covered up by making it look like a suicide: he is throwed out of the window of a high rise.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: The investigative journalists Warren Glass and Ron Finkelstein are expies of Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein.
* OutdoorBathPeeping: Jason Mac Lane and David Rigby spy on Judith Warner when she is bathing in a lake.
* OutWithABang: Irina has sex with a man, and immediately thereafter she stabs him to death.
* ParentalAbandonment: Jone's father abandoned his family. Her mother died of alcoholism.
* PrecociousCrush: David Rigby is still a boy, but he is already in love with Judith Warner who is 14.
* ProfessionalKiller: Hitmen are after Warren Glass and Ron Finkelstein. They are revealed to be [[spoiler:NSA agents who work for Frank Giordino]].
* RecruitedFromTheGutter: Jones is a homeless child, when she meets Ben Carrington. He encourages her to join the army. Later, she becomes his aide-de-camp.
* RenegadeRussian: Irina was a [[UsefulNotes/MoscowCentre KGB]] agent. Her employer decided to eliminate her during Glasnost. The Mongoose, a free-lance professional killer, saved and hired her.
* TheRunaway: Jones and her brother Marcus run away from the orphanage.
* SavedForTheSequel: The conversation between Liam Mac Lane, George Mullway and Jack Callahan implies that, even if the three silver watches are collected, the location of Maximilian's gold will be difficult to find.
* {{Shoutout}}:
** The record about a bodyguard of William and Wally Sheridan claims that ''Film/InTheLineOfFire'' is based on his life.
** The record about Don Pasquale Giordino claims that ''Film/TheGodfather'', the book by Mario Puzo, is based on his life.
* SkinnyDipping: Judith Warner swims in the nude in a lake. Jason Mac Lane and David Rigby are spying on her.
* SternChase: Warren Glass is chased by hitmen and he has to flee from Florida to Europe. In Europe, he constantly goes from one country to another.
* TreacheryCoverUp: The conspiracy led by Wally Sheridan was covered up: officially, Wally Sheridan died in a hospital and the "[[Recap/TheTrial trial]]" was a mascarade set up by a crazy general who recruited actors.
* TheVerse: Warren Glass and Ron Finkelstein work for the ''New York Daily'', a newspaper that belongs to ComicBook/LargoWinch. Their editor even exchanges letters with Stephen G. Dundee, the president of American News Inc., who is a minor character of Largo Winch series.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: During Glasnost, the [[UsefulNotes/MoscowCentre KGB]] decided to kill Irina, one of their profesional killers, because her skills were not necessary any more.
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