by Gaston Leroux · LGF/Le Livre de Poche · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782253006107
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«Le Fauteuil hanté» is a detective novel by Gaston Leroux, published by Le Livre de Poche in paperback format (192 pages, in French).
At the French Academy, candidates for the vacant seat of Monsignor D'Abbeville die one after another while delivering their acceptance speech. Perpetual secretary Hippolyte Patard and antiquarian Gaspard Lalouette investigate the strange events, as the Academy is left with thirty-nine immortals. Leroux combines suspense and satire to unveil an incredible mystery.
The novel was originally published in 1909. This edition belongs to the Ldp Policiers collection (no. 1591) and includes a preface by Francis Lacassin.
Recommended for intermediate-level French students and for readers who enjoy classic Parisian mystery.
Gaston Louis Alfred Leroux was a French journalist and author of detective fiction.
