(6th May 1868 – 15th April 1927)
Gaston Louis Alfred Leroux was a French journalist and author of detective fiction. He is best known for his novel The Phantom of the Opera and the locked room mystery The Mystery of the Yellow Room. Some consider him the French Arthur Conan Doyle.
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The Perfume of the Lady in BlackGaston Leroux This is the continuation of The Mystery of the Yellow Room with many of the main characters reappearing. The setting is even more fascinating in an old castle called The Fort of Hercules. Again we get a detailed map of the castle where the strange happenings occur to help us visualize the setting and situation. The novel explains and resolves some of the connections between the various characters leading to a stunning revelation.
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The Mystery of the Yellow RoomGaston Leroux From the author of the famous The Phantom of the Opera comes this detective story. While this is not the first locked room mystery, it is the first such novel that features a detailed floorplan illustrating the crime scene. This provides an additional layer of information for the reader to follow along and try to solve the mystery. The protagonist is the amateur sleuth and reporter Joseph Rouletabille who is sent to investigate a criminal case at the Château du Glandier and takes along his friend the lawyer Sainclair, who narrates. (This is the successful detective fiction template created... | $4.99 to wish list |