
Contents
Chapter I. In Which We Begin not to Understand
Chapter II. In Which Joseph Rouletabille Appears for the First Time
Chapter III. “A Man Has Passed like a Shadow through the Blinds”
Chapter IV. “In the Bosom of Wild Nature”
Chapter V. In Which Joseph Rouletabille Makes a Remark to Monsieur Robert Darzac Which Produces its Little Effect
Chapter VI. In the Heart of the Oak Grove
Chapter VII. In Which Rouletabille Sets out on an Expedition under the Bed
Chapter VIII. The Examining Magistrate Questions Mademoiselle Stangerson
Chapter IX. Reporter and Detective
A chilling night at the isolated Château du Glandier erupts into a baffling crime: a brilliant professor is attacked in his laboratory while his daughter lies asleep in the adjoining Yellow Room, a space sealed from the outside. The door is locked, the windows barred, yet the assailant vanishes without a trace, leaving the household and the authorities perplexed.
Enter Joseph Rouletabille, an eighteen‑year‑old reporter with a razor‑sharp mind and a flair for deduction. He plunges into the case, turning the seemingly impossible puzzle into a game of observation, logic, and daring inference. As he interviews the stunned witnesses and examines the scene’s minute details, the mystery deepens, drawing listeners into a world of suspense where every clue could unlock the truth behind the impossible crime.
Language
en
Duration
~7 hours (416K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Transcribed and produced by Brian Raiter
Release date
1999-03-01
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1868–1927
A pioneering French master of mystery and suspense, he gave the world both the ingenious reporter-detective Joseph Rouletabille and the haunting classic The Phantom of the Opera. Before turning to fiction, he built his eye for drama and detail as a journalist and court reporter.
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