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"The Mystery of the Yellow Room" by Gaston Leroux is a mystery novel first published serially in 1907. One of the first locked-room mysteries, it follows young reporter Joseph Rouletabille as he investigates an impossible crime at a French château. A woman is found brutally attacked in a room locked from inside, with no apparent way for the attacker to escape. Rouletabille races against France's top detective to solve the puzzle, but the culprit seems to vanish repeatedly. The truth involves hidden identities and dark secrets. ... Read more
About this eBook
| Author | Leroux, Gaston, 1868-1927 |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Simont |
| Uniform Title | Le mystère de la chambre jaune. English |
| Title | The Mystery of the Yellow Room |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mystery_of_the_Yellow_Room |
| Credits | Transcribed and produced by Brian Raiter |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 79.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Reporters and reporting -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 1685 |
| Release Date | Mar 1, 1999 |
| Last Update | Jun 4, 2025 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 64047 downloads in the last 30 days. |
Original page: gutenberg.org/ebooks/1685