THE MYSTERY OF THE YELLOW ROOM

Dark French shadows stretch across an isolated chateau when a brilliant young reporter investigates one of the most famous and baffling locked-room crimes in literary history.Mathilde Stangerson, the beloved daughter of a celebrated scientist, is brutally attacked inside a completely sealed pavilion. The heavy oak doors are bolted from the inside, the iron-barred windows are firmly shuttered, and no secret passages exist to offer an escape. The assailant leaves behind only a bloody handprint, a few mysterious footprints, and an impossible vanishing act that defies all logic.As panic spreads across the estate, amateur detective and reporter Joseph Rouletabille dives headfirst into the chaotic case. Armed with unyielding logic and his trademark 'reasoning by mathematics,' he locks horns with Frédéric Larsan, the famous, arrogant detective from the Sûreté who seems determined to pin the impossible crime on the wrong suspect.Beneath the veneer of scientific genius and quiet country life, a dark network of blackmail, hidden identities, and long-buried vendettas surfaces. Rouletabille has to peel back layer after layer of deception, outsmarting a criminal who appears capable of walking through solid walls, before the truth finally emerges from the darkness.Authored by master of suspense Gaston Leroux, this pioneering 1907 classic delivers all the intricate puzzles, gripping atmosphere, and shocking twists that defined the birth of modern detective fiction. Presented here by Retold Press in a modern, easy-to-read format, this timeless puzzle lets you experience the ultimate locked-room mystery without squinting at tiny historical type.