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Mystery of the Yellow Room

by Gaston Leroux · Joseph Rouletabille series

Gaston Leroux's 1907 detective novel is a cornerstone of locked-room mystery fiction. Young journalist Joseph Rouletabille investigates an impossible crime: Mademoiselle Stangerson is attacked in a locked room with no apparent means of escape for the assailant. The novel's intricate plotting and logical deduction influenced the golden age of detective fiction, offering a puzzle that challenges both detective and reader.

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