The Secret of the Night, Gaston Leroux
The Secret of the Night, Gaston Leroux
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The Secret of the Night
A Joseph Rouletabille Adventure in Russia.

Author: Gaston Leroux

Narrator: George Baker

Unabridged: 10 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Vu Thi Hue

Published: 04/11/2026

Synopsis

Joseph Rouletabille travels to the heart of Imperial Russia to protect General Trebassof from a series of mysterious assassination attempts. Surrounded by revolutionaries, spies, and a court filled with secrets, the young Frenchman must use all his wits to uncover a conspiracy that threatens the Tsar himself. A high-stakes adventure of the mind.

About Gaston Leroux

Gaston Leroux was a French mystery novelist, playwright, and journalist, who was perhaps best known for writing The Phantom of the Opera. Leroux's narratives were fast moving, and he often used complicated plots. In his youth, he wrote stories inspired by Alexandre Dumas and Victor Hugo. His later works showed the influence of Jules Verne and Edgar Allan Poe.

Leroux was born on May 6, 1868, in Paris to a wealthy store owner. He attended school in Normandy and obtained his law degree in Paris in 1889. When his father died, Leroux inherited nearly a million francs, and he spent most of his time drinking and gambling. Eventually, finding his money gone, Leroux started to work as a theater critic and reporter for L'Écho de Paris. By 1890, Leroux had become a full-time journalist.

Between 1894 and 1906, Leroux traveled to different countries throughout Europe, Africa, and Asia as a correspondent. He wrote for the daily newspaper Le Matlin in addition to L'Écho de Paris and covered the Russian Revolution of 1905. In 1909, Leroux devoted himself entirely to writing, focusing on plays and popular novels of mystery and detection. Leroux established his own film company called Cineromans in 1919. He died in Nice on April 16, 1927.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Nikki on June 05, 2021

Wish I could give this one 4.5 out of 5. Rouletabille holds a special place for me, and while this one still won't quite beat out Mystery of the Yellow Room, I still think it's pretty great and a nice change of pace after Perfume of the Lady in Black (which I thought was alright but lacking in some......more

Goodreads review by One on July 09, 2015

This was the second of Leroux's Rouletabille books that i've read and it holds up just as well as the first. The main thing I like about Leroux's mysteries is that they are exactly that, a mystery. I listened to this in audiobook form while working and I was constantly trying to think out the puzzle......more

Goodreads review by Casey on January 31, 2014

This entry into the Rouletabille series was not as endearing as the previous books were. Even though it was still very good, I don't know I didn't have the same feel after finishing it like I did with the first two. I miss that Sinclair wasn't apart of the adventure (he is after all Rouletabille's W......more

Goodreads review by Riddhiman on November 03, 2018

This is the third book in the Rouletabille series, but is not as gripping as the first two books. IT is based on the experiences of the author when he went as a journalist to Russia in 1912. The real takeaway from this book is the occasional portrayal of how common people are oppressed by the Tsardo......more

Goodreads review by Timár_Krisztina on September 23, 2024

A Rouletabille-sorozat harmadik kötetének több olyan nevezetessége is van, amiből a későbbi krimiírók nem keveset tanulhattak. Például az, hogy (eleinte) nincs hulla – a cél a leendő áldozat életének megmentése, a gyilkosság megakadályozása. Vagy az, hogy az emberélet értéke és védelme elsőrendű fon......more

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