Reporter and amateur detective Joseph Rouletabille succeeds where no one else can. Called to the court of Tsar Nicholas II, he accepts an assignment to protect a group of influential generals from a suspected assassin. In Russia, Rouletabille is caught up in an atmosphere of violence, mystery, and revolution. The Secret of the Night is a novel by Gaston Leroux.

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Utgivningsdatum:2022-09-01
Mått:156 x 234 x 43 mm
Vikt:1 172 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:734
Förlag:West Margin Press
ISBN:9781513137216

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Gaston Leroux (1868-1927) was a French journalist and writer of detective fiction. Born in Paris, Leroux attended school in Normandy before returning to his home city to complete a degree in law. After squandering his inheritance, he began working as a court reporter and theater critic to avoid bankruptcy. As a journalist, Leroux earned a reputation as a leading international correspondent, particularly for his reporting on the 1905 Russian Revolution. In 1907, Leroux switched careers in order to become a professional fiction writer, focusing predominately on novels that could be turned into film scripts. With such novels as The Mystery of the Yellow Room (1908), Leroux established himself as a leading figure in detective fiction, eventually earning himself the title of Chevalier in the Legion of Honor, France’s highest award for merit. The Phantom of the Opera (1910), his most famous work, has been adapted countless times for theater, television, and film, most notably by Andrew Lloyd Webber in his 1986 musical of the same name.