The hulkish Chri-Bibi, framed for a murder which he did not commit, escapes from Devil's Island by having the dying Marquis du Touchais' face grafted upon his own by a mad surgeon. But fate will not easily relinquish its prey and Chri-Bibi discovers that his newfound freedom and fortune have come at a terrible price.
The hulkish Chri-Bibi, framed for a murder which he did not commit, escapes from Devil's Island by having the dying Marquis du Touchais' face grafted ...
This novel - the classic French detective story - was written in 1907 by Gaston Leroux, once a reporter who covered the famous trials of his time. For sheer originality and ingenuity this story may be reckoned as one of the best tales since Gaboriau. How could a crime take place in a locked room which shows no sign of being entered? For the many who delight in following the intricacies of crime and the avenging hand of Justice, this is a favorite of whodunit fans everywhere.
This novel - the classic French detective story - was written in 1907 by Gaston Leroux, once a reporter who covered the famous trials of his time. For...
The Mystery of the Yellow Room is presented here in a new, unabridged and uncut translation by JM & Randy Lofficier, with 30 pages of original material translated for the first time. It was written in 1907 by Gaston Leroux, the celebrated author of The Phantom of the Opera, and is one of the first and most dramatic locked room mysteries ever published. It is the first novel starring the young crime-solving journalist Rouletabille and concerns a complex and seemingly impossible crime in which the criminal seems to disappear from a hermetically sealed room. John Dickson Carr proclaimed The...
The Mystery of the Yellow Room is presented here in a new, unabridged and uncut translation by JM & Randy Lofficier, with 30 pages of original materia...
Allan and his companions are stranded at a mountain lodge. He decides to play cards with "The Man" himself, whose encounter with the Devil has left him with the curse of being unable to lose at gambling. Allan doesn't believe such nonsense, but has his own strange meeting later that night--with disastrous consequences. A thrilling tale of terror and horror!
Allan and his companions are stranded at a mountain lodge. He decides to play cards with "The Man" himself, whose encounter with the Devil has left hi...
This is novel, written by the same person who created the -Phantom of the Opera- is reportedly on of the best 'locked-room' mysteries written during the 1900's, and inspired Agatha Christie to write her first book. The sleuth is a young journalist named Joseph Rouletabille, who uses reasoning and logic to solve the crime of the scientist's daughter who is the victim of an attempted murder that takes place in a room with bars on the windows, a double-locked door, making it impossible for the perpetrator to have committed the crime and escaped. In a 1935 novel, John Dickson Carr, the master of...
This is novel, written by the same person who created the -Phantom of the Opera- is reportedly on of the best 'locked-room' mysteries written during t...
Filled with the spectacle of the Paris Opera House in the nineteenth century, this classic work of suspense remains a riveting journey into the dark regions of the human heart. The tale begins as an investigation into the strange stories of an Opera ghost, legendary for scaring performers as they sit alone in their dressing rooms or walk along the building s labyrinthine corridors. Some even think they ve seen the ghost in evening clothes moving in the shadows. But it isn t until the triumphant performance of beautiful soprano Christine Daae that the Phantom begins his attacks...
Filled with the spectacle of the Paris Opera House in the nineteenth century, this classic work of suspense remains a riveting journey into the dar...
