Books
by Gaston Leroux
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The Mystery of the Yellow Room |
One of the earliest locked room mysteries by the author of The Phantom of the Opera. With detailed floor plans, clues and red herrings a-plenty, young reporter Rouletabille and renowned detective Frederic Larsan pit their wits against each other to reveal who is attempting to kill Mademoiselle Stangerson - each time the perpetrator is spotted he simply vanishes into thin air. Kept guessing until the end, the dénouement is unexpected, absurd, impossible yet completely right.
(Jenny Baker - bwl 90 Autumn 2018) |
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