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The Secret of the Night (Hardcover)
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The Secret of the Night (Hardcover)
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Loot Price R449
Discovery Miles 4 490
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The Secret of the Night (1913) is a novel by French writer Gaston
Leroux. The Secret of the Night marked the third appearance of
popular character Joseph Rouletabille, a reporter and part-time
sleuth who features in several of Leroux's novels. Originally a
journalist, Leroux turned to fiction after reading the works of
Arthur Conan Doyle and Edgar Allan Poe. Often considered one of the
best mystery writers of all time, Leroux's novel has been adapted
countless times for film and television. Joseph Rouletabille is
more than meets the eye. A reporter by profession, he spends his
free time working as an amateur detective, using his journalistic
talents to compile facts and track down leads. In The Mystery of
the Yellow Room, he saved the life of Mathilde Stangerson, the
daughter of a prominent professor, from the clutches of Ballmeyer,
a violent criminal mastermind gifted in the art of disguise. In The
Perfume of the Lady in Black, Rouletabille is shaken by the return
of an enemy he had believed was dead. The Secret of the Night finds
Leroux's hero in Russia on assignment for a French newspaper. While
there, he is summoned to the palace of Tsar Nicholas II, who wishes
to employ him in his capacity as a detective in order to foil a
plot against his generals. The Secret of the Night is a story of
revolution, murder, and suspense from one of history's finest
detective novelists. Joseph Rouletabille is without a doubt
France's answer to Sherlock Holmes. With a beautifully designed
cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Gaston
Leroux's The Secret of the Night is a classic of French literature
reimagined for modern readers.
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