The Mystery of the "Yellow Room" av Gaston Leroux

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<p><I>The Mystery of the Yellow Room</I> (1908) is a novel by French writer Gaston Leroux. Originally serialized in <I>L¿Illustration</I> from September to November 1907, <I>The Mystery of the Yellow Room</I> marked the first appearance of popular character Joseph Rouletabille, a reporter and part-time sleuth who features in several of Leroux¿s novels. Originally a journalist, Leroux turned to fiction after reading the works of Arthur Conan Doyle and Edgar Allan Poe. Often considered one of the best locked-room mysteries of all time, the novel has been adapted several times for film and television. Joseph Rouletabille is more than meets the eye. A reporter by profession, he spends his free time working as an amateur detective, using his journalistic talents to compile facts and track down leads. When the young daughter of a prominent professor is found badly beaten in a locked room at the Ch¿au du Glandier, Roulebatille sets out to investigate with his trusted assistant Sainclair. Afte