A review by sarahanne8382
The Mystery of the Yellow Room: Extraordinary Adventures of Joseph Rouletabille, Reporter by Gaston Leroux

4.0

While I not generally a mystery reader, this French novel is one of the classics and I really enjoyed it. Written in 1907, this is the first story about the French detective Joseph Rouletabille a clever young journalist. In this case Rouletabille is investigating the attack on a prominent scientist's daughter, occuring in her locked bedroom with no clear way for the villian to escape. It reminded me a lot of Sherlock Holmes stories because Rouletabille is a bit eccentric and also uses logic to make conclusions that baffle the average person. I vaguely suspected the novel's eventually outcome, but I had no idea why and was still very surprised by what Rouletabille's investigation uncovered.

I would recommend this to traditional mystery lovers (lovers of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle or Agatha Christie) as well as reluctant mystery readers like myself who generally don't read mysteries but like to read the occasional classic in the genre.