LARGE PRINT EDITION. The Mystery of the Yellow Room (1908) is a novel
by French writer Gaston Leroux. Originally serialized in
L'Illustration from September to November 1907, The Mystery of the
Yellow Room marked the first appearance of popular character Joseph
Rouletabille, a reporter and part-time sleuth who features in several of
Leroux's novels. Originally a journalist, Leroux turned to fiction after
reading the works of Arthur Conan Doyle and Edgar Allan Poe. Often
considered one of the best locked-room mysteries of all time, the novel
has been adapted several times for film and television. Joseph
Rouletabille is more than meets the eye. A reporter by profession, he
spends his free time working as an amateur detective, using his
journalistic talents to compile facts and track down leads. When the
young daughter of a prominent professor is found badly beaten in a
locked room at the Château du Glandier, Roulebatille sets out to
investigate with his trusted assistant Sainclair. After conducting
interviews with several members of the castle staff, he is told that
France's top detective Frédéric Larsan has been assigned to the case.
Larsan soon names Robert Darzac, Ms. Stangerson's fiancé, as his primary
suspect. Having already ruled Darzac out, Roulebatille begins to grow
suspicious when the man is arrested and seems hesitant to defend
himself. Working behind the scenes, the unassuming sleuth must race
against time to prove Darzac's innocence and stop Ms. Stangerson's
attacker from finishing what he started. The Mystery of the Yellow
Room is a story of danger and suspense from one of history's finest
detective novelists. Joseph Rouletabille is without a doubt France's
answer to Sherlock Holmes. With a beautifully designed cover and
professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Gaston Leroux's The
Mystery of the Yellow Room is a classic of French literature reimagined
for modern readers.
