# The Mystery of the Yellow Room

**Author:** Gaston Leroux
**Tags:** Detective and mystery stories, Rouletabille, Joseph (Fictitious character), Reporters and reporting
**Price:** Free
**Formats:** DOCX, EPUB, FB2, PDF, TXT
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**Added:** 10.07.2026
**URL:** https://samolit.com/books/96632

## Description

At the isolated Château du Glandier, a chilling crime defies all logic. Mathilde Stangerson, daughter of a renowned scientist, is found brutally attacked in her locked bedroom—the Yellow Room—with every door bolted and window barred from the inside, leaving no possible escape for an assailant. The world is baffled, and even the most seasoned police detective is stumped.

Enter Joseph Rouletabille, a precocious young journalist known for his sharp intellect and uncanny intuition. Accompanied by his friend, the lawyer Jean Sainclair, Rouletabille delves into the seemingly impossible enigma. As he navigates a labyrinth of secrets, suspicious characters, and misleading clues, he uncovers a complex web of human motivations and hidden pasts. With a celebrated detective hot on his heels, who suspects Mathilde's fiancé, Rouletabille must use his unique methods to expose a truth far more astonishing than anyone could imagine, challenging the very limits of reason in this foundational locked-room mystery.