Le Mystere de La Chambre Jaune Book (Level 3) (Paperback)

from bcquinnsmom

First written in 1908, The Mystery of the Yellow Room is considered one of the classics of the "locked-room"/impossible crime genre. Believe me, by the time you finish reading about the crime (never mind the rest of the book), you'll be scratching your head saying "how on earth did this just happ...

from nmhale

My husband bought this book for me for one of my Christmas gifts, and to tease me, he gave me a clue - phantom of the opera. I knew he had bought me books (easy to tell even in their wrapping paper), but since I had nothing on my list that had to do with that show or book, I was stumped. As soon ...

from proustitute

A smart, cleverly paced, and well-written thriller. I look forward to reading more of Leroux's Rouletabille mysteries after this one.

from atimco

"The presbytery has lost none of its charm; nor the garden its brightness." These enigmatic words are just one of the many tantalizing clues scattered throughout Gaston Leroux's famous detective novel, The Mystery of the Yellow Room. Published in serial form in 1907 and in its entirety in 1908, t...

from TnTexas

An interesting look back to the beginnings of the mystery genre. There are a couple of points I'm not convinced really worked - especially if the character Larssen was as prominent and well-known as I thought he was supposed to be. Despite that, I still found the story to be engaging and challeng...