num_pages: 192
description: 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.
language: English
title: The Mystery of the Yellow Room
titlecomplete: The Mystery of the Yellow Room (Joseph Rouletabille #1)
characters: "Daddy" Jacques, Jean Sainclair, Joseph Rouletabille, Professor Stangerson, Mlle. Mathilde Stangerson, Frederic Larsan
genres: Classics, France, Mystery, Detective, Thriller, Audiobook, French Literature, Fiction, Mystery Thriller, Crime
ratings_count: 11407
places: France
series: Joseph Rouletabille
publisher: Dover Publications