The Mystery of the Yellow Room
A classic locked-room mystery featuring the brilliant young detective Joseph Rouletabille. When a woman is attacked in a locked room with no apparent way for the attacker to escape, the puzzle seems impossible to solve.
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The Mystery of the Yellow Room (1907) is Gaston Leroux's masterpiece of detective fiction and one of the most celebrated locked-room mysteries ever written. The story follows 18-year-old reporter Joseph Rouletabille as he investigates an attempted murder at the Château du Glandier.
Mademoiselle Stangerson, daughter of a famous scientist, is attacked in her locked yellow room. The door was bolted from inside, the windows barred, and no one could have escaped—yet the attacker vanished. Rouletabille must solve this impossible crime using pure logic and deduction.
Leroux, who later wrote The Phantom of the Opera, crafted an ingenious puzzle that influenced countless mystery writers. The novel features clever misdirection, multiple twists, and a solution that is both surprising and fair to the reader. It remains a must-read for mystery fans.
