The Mystery of the Yellow Room by Gaston Leroux

"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. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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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 Detective and mystery stories
Subject Rouletabille, Joseph (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
Subject Reporters and reporting -- Fiction
Category Text
EBook-No. 1685
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Jun 4, 2025
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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