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Mystery of the Yellow Room: Extraordinary Adventures of Joseph Rouletabille, Reporter
Mystery of the Yellow Room: Extraordinary Adventures of Joseph Rouletabille, Reporter | Gaston Leroux
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The young lady had just retired to her room when sounds of a struggle ensue, and cries of "Murder!" and revolver shots ring out. When her locked door is finally broken down by her father and a servant, they find the woman on the floor, badly hurt and bleeding. No one else is in the room. There is no other exit except through a barred window. How did the attacker escape?First published in 1907, this intriguing and baffling tale is a classic of early 20th-century detective fiction. At the heart of the novel is a perplexing mystery: How could a crime take place in a locked room which shows no sign of being entered? Nearly a century after its initial publication, Leroux's landmark tale of foul play, deception, and unbridled ambition remains a blueprint for the detective novel genre. Written by the immortal author of "The Phantom of the Opera," this atmospheric thriller is still a favorite of whodunit fans everywhere."The finest locked room tale ever written." John Dickson Carr, author of "The Hollow Man.""
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MariaW
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Pickpick

I tried a murder mystery which was not written by Christie or Doyle and enjoyed it very much. I liked the idea of the locked room murder und how cheeky journalist Rouletabille tries to solve the case. There are funny scenes as well, e.g. when Rouletabille climbs a tree to eavesdrop and finds the investigating inspector already in the tree. 🤪 And halfway through the book I realized the author did write The Phantom of the Opera. 🙈

Ruthiella This is one of the classic mysteries that is on my list. 1mo
Bookwomble The Rouletabille novels are good fun. I've only found three of them in English translation, and there are five more that I really wish somebody would have a go at! 1mo
MariaW @Ruthiella It has been on my list for a long time as well. I definitely enjoyed it. 😊 1mo
MariaW @Bookwomble There only three in German as well, only two available as ebbok and the third can only be ordered as used paperback - but a zillion different version of The Phantom of the Opera. We have to learn French now, I guess. 🤣 1mo
Bookwomble @MariaW Zut alors!! More work to do! 😄 1mo
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MariaW
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Trying to get hold of my actual book piles - yep, there‘s more than one (and more than the two ins this picture) - and the virtual ones. I am switching from one to the other.

Gissy Welcome to the ones happily trapped in a book maze📚🙌😂I hope translated right😳🤷🏽‍♀️ 1mo
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crimeanddramabookaholic
The Mystery of the Yellow Room | Margaret Jull Costa, Gaston Leroux
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Pickpick

Excellent translated locked room mystery. So glad I stumbled across this. Vibes of Arthur Conan Doyle‘s Sherlock Holmes and Agatha Christie‘s And then there were none. Recommend if you enjoy locked room mysteries. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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writerlibrarian
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This was a nice audiobook. I knew the story having read it before many times. I wanted to have a comfort listen while at work. This is one of the first locked room novel, 1908. It possesses the flaws and clichés of the genre that it created. Rouletabille is still a wonderful hero. You can find the free audiobook at Librivox. #booked2019 #winter #publicdomain

Cinfhen Not familiar with this book. Thanks for sharing 5y
writerlibrarian @Cinfhen it's Leroux's masterpiece along side the Phantom of the opera 5y
Cinfhen Wow!! Didn‘t even notice the author‘s name 🙈 5y
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writerlibrarian
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I'm starting my reading in French July with listening to Leroux's masterpiece at work while weeding books. I've read this a few times so I know the plot still it's so well done. I'm enjoying it. #audiobook #readinginFrenchJuly #librivox

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Bronte_Chintz
The Mystery of the Yellow Room | Margaret Jull Costa, Gaston Leroux
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Next book up on one of my goodreads book groups. Hoping it‘s as good as it sounds and includes some of that phantom of the opera drama! #gastonleroux #themysteryoftheyellowroom #classic #lockedroommystery

knittedgnome Welcome to litsy!! 7y
Bronte_Chintz @knittedgnome thank you! I can‘t believe I‘ve only just found it! 7y
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JessNevertheless
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britt_brooke 🤩 7y
Tamra I want to read the tagged book! 7y
JessNevertheless @Tamra It‘s my “Y” for #litsyclassics! I haven‘t read it yet either but I‘m excited to! (edited) 7y
Tamra @JessNevertheless I just looked for this on BetterWorld and there are editions that aren‘t yellow. How weird is that? 🤨 7y
JessNevertheless @Tamra They‘re definitely missing a good opportunity to make an edition that stands out. I love the few yellow books I have on my shelves cause they‘re so different 7y
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