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This devilish locked room mystery pulls out so many tricks and tropes that I associate with the golden age. But it predates the golden age!

I found it much less fusty than Sherlock Holmes and it has certainly aged better.

Despite containing so many classic elements, I imagine this was breathtakingly original in its day. I really enjoyed the ride.

I hope to discover more of the canons next year!

Recommended!

#christmascrimechallenge

#ChristmasCrimeChallenge “Locked Room”

Glad to have read it because I want to experience all the classics which inspire others as this 1908 book did. But I‘m not a fan of locked room mysteries - they focus on the technical over the psychological. I‘m here for WHY someone murders over HOW.

A woman is attacked behind a bolted door and barred window. Her father and servant are in the next room. When they break down the door, the woman is alone.

This is a #blameitonLeni purchase 🤣

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I tried a murder mystery which was not written by Christie or Doyle and enjoyed it very much. I liked the idea of the locked room murder und how cheeky journalist Rouletabille tries to solve the case. There are funny scenes as well, e.g. when Rouletabille climbs a tree to eavesdrop and finds the investigating inspector already in the tree. 🤪 And halfway through the book I realized the author did write The Phantom of the Opera. 🙈

Trying to get hold of my actual book piles - yep, there‘s more than one (and more than the two ins this picture) - and the virtual ones. I am switching from one to the other.

Excellent translated locked room mystery. So glad I stumbled across this. Vibes of Arthur Conan Doyle‘s Sherlock Holmes and Agatha Christie‘s And then there were none. Recommend if you enjoy locked room mysteries. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This was a nice audiobook. I knew the story having read it before many times. I wanted to have a comfort listen while at work. This is one of the first locked room novel, 1908. It possesses the flaws and clichés of the genre that it created. Rouletabille is still a wonderful hero. You can find the free audiobook at Librivox. #booked2019 #winter #publicdomain

I'm starting my reading in French July with listening to Leroux's masterpiece at work while weeding books. I've read this a few times so I know the plot still it's so well done. I'm enjoying it. #audiobook #readinginFrenchJuly #librivox

Next book up on one of my goodreads book groups. Hoping it‘s as good as it sounds and includes some of that phantom of the opera drama! #gastonleroux #themysteryoftheyellowroom #classic #lockedroommystery

#yellow #readingresolutions 💛📒