The fragrance of the woman in black

Author: Lеру
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: Gaston Leroux (1868—1927) was a renowned French journalist and novelist at the turn of the 20th century. During his lifetime, Leroux was an extremely successful and popular box-office writer, having written over 30 novels and reportage works. Today, only three of his works are still remembered by readers or remain in circulation: one is The Phantom of the Opera, which has been adapted into films and plays multiple times and remains enduringly popular; the other two are classics in the history of mystery fiction: The Mystery of the Yellow Room and The Perfume of the Black Lady. Why do people love reading detective novels so much? Why do people cherish stories of "several corpses, a mysterious murderer, and a brilliant detective who solves the mystery"? Perhaps we would need several disciplines to fully explore the mysteries behind them. However, it is precisely because of the passionate support of countless readers over the past century and the continuous efforts of writers that a significant and rich literary entertainment legacy has been created in Western genre fiction. The "Mystery Club" series aims to carefully select and translate classics from the 150-year tradition of detective and crime-solving fiction, introducing them to the Chinese reading community, with the hope of allowing readers to rediscover the masters and masterpieces. This book is a sequel to The Mystery of the Yellow Room. The case of the Cocoanut Grove was cracked by the miraculous reasoning of young journalist Houdart-Bey, and the culprit, Laszlo, fled for reasons unknown. Miss Sanderson married her lover, D'Arzac, and prepared to take a train to the Middle East for their honeymoon. However, during their journey, Miss Sanderson accidentally discovered that Laszlo, who was rumored to be dead during his escape, was still alive. The coupleed their trip and stayed in the nearby town of Hergestellt, on the border of France and Italy, and sought help from Houdart-Bey. Houdart-Bey took strict precautions within the town, but two baffling murders still occurred. Through meticulous investigation and reasoning, Houdart-Bey finally revealed Laszlo's true identity and forced him to take poison and die. In the process of solving the case, Houdart-Bey also uncovered the secret of the Perfume of the Black Lady.