The Gaston Leroux Library cover art

The Gaston Leroux Library

The Gaston Leroux Library

Written by: Gaston Leroux
Listen for free

Behind every door lies a secret; beneath every staircase, a shadow; within every beautiful voice, perhaps a cry from the depths. The Gaston Leroux Library opens the locked rooms of one of France’s great masters of mystery and melodrama, presenting his books read in full. Enter the opera house, the chamber, the corridor, the crime scene—and listen closely, for the truth is never where it first appears.Public domain
Episodes
  • The Phantom of the Opera Chapter I - Is it a Ghost?

    The Phantom of the Opera Chapter I - Is it a Ghost?
    Sep 27 2026
    In which the Opera is abuzz with fearful whispers and unsettled fancies about a mysterious apparition robed in dress-clothes and said to bear a deathly visage, stirring unease among dancers and staff alike. The sombre mood darkens further with the tragic and puzzling demise of Joseph Buquet, a trusted scene-shifter whose fate mingles grimly with the spectral rumours haunting the theatre’s shadowed corridors.
    Show More Show Less
    19 mins
  • The Mystery of the Yellow Room Chapter 29 - The Mystery of Mademoiselle Stangerson

    The Mystery of the Yellow Room Chapter 29 - The Mystery of Mademoiselle Stangerson
    Sep 23 2026
    In which the tense anticipation of a courtroom trial unfolds amidst a crowd fervently divided over the guilt of the accused, whilst the absent young reporter Joseph Rouletabille, whose keen intellect once shadowed the famed detective, remains awaited with bated breath for a promised revelation. The proceedings reveal conflicting testimonies and a theory that appears to untangle part of the mystery, only to be interrupted by Rouletabille’s sudden and striking voice echoing through the chamber.
    Show More Show Less
    11 mins
  • The Mystery of the Yellow Room Chapter 28 - In Which It Is Proved That One Does Not Always...

    The Mystery of the Yellow Room Chapter 28 - In Which It Is Proved That One Does Not Always...
    Sep 21 2026
    In which Rouletabille and his companion depart from the Glandier, signalling a temporary retreat from the mysteries that have so captivated them, and Rouletabille prepares for a journey whose duration is uncertain but seemingly necessary. The episode closes on a note of tense anticipation as Rouletabille departs with enigmatic words about silence and imprisonment, setting the stage for forthcoming revelations.
    Show More Show Less
    9 mins
adbl_web_anon_alc_button_suppression_t1
No reviews yet