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The Mystery of the Yellow Room - Community Reviews back

by Gaston Leroux
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Darth Pedant
Darth Pedant rated it 5 years ago
He said only, “Ah!”—a word which, in his mouth, signified many things. This was a bit of a trip. What we have here seems to be a sort of proto Poirot and Hastings, except Proto Poirot is 18 years old and can’t grow a mustache. And he’s a French journalist rather than Belgian detective, and instea...
Abandoned by user
Abandoned by user rated it 8 years ago
"The moon was shining brightly and I saw clearly that no one had touched the window. Not only were the bars that protect it intact, but the blinds inside of them were drawn, as I had myself drawn them early in the evening, as I did every day, though Mademoiselle, knowing that I was tired from the he...
Abandoned by Booklikes
Abandoned by Booklikes rated it 8 years ago
Even though this was not a long book, I took my time with it. I love locked room mystery novels and I had notes and highlights all through the version of the Kindle book that I own. Written in 1908, "The Mystery of the Yellow Room" is one of the first locked room mystery crime novels. The same man w...
Bettie's Books
Bettie's Books rated it 11 years ago
bookshelves: published-1907, spring-2012, mystery-thriller, fradio, radio-4x, classic Read from April 13 to 15, 2012 How was a woman shot at, knocked unconscious and left for dead in a locked room? How could a crime take place in a locked room which shows no sign of being entered? Nearly a cen...
jemidar
jemidar rated it 12 years ago
There's nothing I like more than a good locked room mystery and this one fit the bill perfectly with a mysterious assassination attempt, intriguing clues and red herrings aplenty to keep the pages turning. The final reveal came as a complete surprise to me even though I had thought I'd worked it al...
proustitute
proustitute rated it 12 years ago
A smart, cleverly paced, and well-written thriller. I look forward to reading more of Leroux's Rouletabille mysteries after this one.
Bettie's Books
Bettie's Books rated it 13 years ago
How was a woman shot at, knocked unconscious and left for dead in a locked room? Find out 2pm Sunday R4x
heidenkind
heidenkind rated it 13 years ago
That was pretty confusing.Read the review on Truth Beauty Freedom and Books>>>
carey
carey rated it 14 years ago
I liked this book for the unusual (archaic/historical/ experimental?) style, but at the same time it wasn't really a fun read and I found it dry, too long and slightly boring with one-dimensional characters. He should have cut it down (didn't need the extra murder attempts) and although I did enjoy ...
globulon
globulon rated it 14 years ago
A locked room mystery. I found it engaging enough. The mysteries were quite perplexing and the solutions pretty reasonable for the most part. On the other hand I did find the writing style to be a little cheesy. I enjoyed it less than Wilkie Collins.
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