Author

Gaston Leroux

38 books, mostly literary fiction, for SNR Audio and Independently Published, 1999–2026

Gaston Leroux (1868–1927) was a French journalist, foreign correspondent, and novelist who turned to fiction after a successful career covering courts, theater, and international events. He became a major figure in French detective fiction with The Mystery of the Yellow Room and its Joseph Rouletabille series, and achieved lasting international fame with the Gothic novel The Phantom of the Opera (1910). His other work includes adventure, suspense, horror, and crime novels.