The Mystery of the Yellow Room: Extraordinary Adventures of Joseph Rouletabille, Reporter

The Mystery of the Yellow Room: Extraordinary Adventures of Joseph Rouletabille, Reporter - Gaston Leroux started his career as a journalist in Paris before turning his hand to novels. The Mystery of the Yellow Room is deservedly reputed to be one of the finest "locked room" mysteries ever written.In this tale, young newspaper reporter Joseph Rouletabille (perhaps a character based on Leroux himself) assists in solving the mystery surrounding an assault on a female scientist who had locked herself in her chambers for the night.Some of the prose is a little overblown, as is common in novels of the period. This is a translation from the French, so I cannot speak to the accuracy of the words. I will say that I was very surprised at the outcome which, given the number of police procedurals and mysteries I read, is not an easy thing to accomplish.