The Mystery of the Yellow Room: Extraordinary Adventures of Joseph Rouletabille, Reporter
How could a crime take place in a locked room which shows no sign of being entered? Leroux's landmark tale of foul play and deception remains a blueprint for the detective novel genre.
How could a crime take place in a locked room which shows no sign of being entered? Leroux's landmark tale of foul play and deception remains a blueprint for the detective novel genre.
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Format: Textbook
ASIN: 9780486449289
Publish date: 07-04-2006
Publisher: Dover Publications
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
European Literature,
Cultural,
Historical Fiction,
Mystery,
Detective,
Thriller,
Mystery Thriller,
Crime,
France,
French Literature,
Fiction,
Historical
Gaston Leroux started his career as a journalist in Paris before turning his hand to novels. The Mystery of the Yellow Room is deservedly reputed to be one of the finest "locked room" mysteries ever written.In this tale, young newspaper reporter Joseph Rouletabille (perhaps a character based on Ler...