The Mystery of the Yellow Room is a classic detective novel by Gaston Leroux featuring the young reporter Joseph Rouletabille. He investigates a mysterious crime committed in a locked room, and the story unfolds through clues, suspicion, and suspense. It is worth listening to for its early locked-room puzzle and the lively figure of the reporter-detective.
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Cover of the original edition (Project Gutenberg, public domain).
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Opening of the book
The Mystery of the Yellow Room Extraordinary Adventures of Joseph Rouletabille Reporter œΏ Gaston Leroux
Contents I In which we Begin not to Understand II “In which Joseph Rouletabille Appears for the First Time III “A Man Has Passed like a Shadow through the Blinds” IV “In the Bosom of Wild Nature” V In which Joseph Rouletabille Makes a Remark to Monsieur Robert Darzac which Produces its Little Effect VI In the Heart of the Oak Grove VII In which Rouletabille Sets out on an Expedition under the Bed VIII The Examining Magistrate Questions Mademoiselle Stangerson IX Reporter and Detective X “We shall have to eat Red Meat—Now” XI In which Frédéric Larsan Explains how the Murderer was Able to get out of The Yellow Room XII Frédéric Larsan’s Cane XIII “The Presbytery has Lost Nothing of its Charm, nor the Garden its Brightness” XIV “I Expect the Assassin this Evening” XV The Trap XVI Strange Phenomenon of the Dissociation of Matter XVII The Inexplicable Gallery XVIII Rouletabille has Drawn a Circle between the Two Bumps on his Forehead XIX Rouletabille Invites me to Breakfast at the Donjon Inn XX An Act of Mademoiselle Stangerson XXI On the Watch
XXII The Incredible Body XXIII The Double Scent XXIV Rouletabille Knows the Two Halves of the Murderer XXV Rouletabille Goes on a Journey XXVI In which Joseph Rouletabille is Awaited with Impatience XXVII In which Joseph Rouletabille Appears in all his Glory XXVIII In which it is Proved that one does not Always Think of Everything XXIX The Mystery of Mademoiselle Stangerson
Frontispiece
A portrait of a young man, dressed in a suit and leaning against a chimney-piece.
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