The Adventures of Joseph Rouletabille

<p><I>The Adventures of Joseph Rouletabille</I> (2021) is a trilogy of novels by French writer Gaston Leroux. Originally a journalist Leroux turned to fiction after reading the works of Arthur Conan Doyle and Edgar Allan Poe. This collection compiles the first three novels in his series featuring Joseph Rouletabille a reporter and amateur detective whose crime solving abilities gain him a reputation throughout Europe. 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 <I>The Mystery of the Yellow Room</I> a young heiress is found beaten within an inch of her life in a room locked from the inside. When Fr��d��ric Larsan France's top detective unexpectedly solves the case Rouletabaille grows suspicious. In <I>The Perfume of the Lady in Black</I> Rouletabille is shaken by the return of criminal mastermind Ballmeyer an enemy he believed was dead. <I>The Secret of the Night</I> 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. <I>The Adventures of Joseph Rouletabille</I> is an action-packed trilogy of novels featuring revolution murder romance and endless suspense. Joseph Rouletabille is without a doubt France's answer to Sherlock Holmes.<p>Since our inception in 2020 Mint Editions has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover all while maintaining the integrity of the original book. <p>With thousands of titles in our collection we aim to spotlight diverse public domain works to help them find modern audiences. Mint Editions celebrates a breadth of literary works curated from both canonical and overlooked classics from writers around the globe.</p>