Jump to content

Rouletabille at Krupp's

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rouletabille at Krupp's
AuthorGaston Leroux
LanguageFrench
GenreThriller
Publication date
1917
Publication placeFrance
Media typePrint
Preceded byRouletabille at War 
Followed byThe Crime of Rouletabille 

Rouletabille at Krupp's (French: Rouletabille chez Krupp) is a 1917 French thriller novel by the French writer Gaston Leroux.[1] It is the fifth in his series of novels featuring the fictional detective Joseph Rouletabille.

Synopsis

[edit]

During the First World War, Rouletabille is sent behind enemy lines to investigate the whereabouts of a French scientist who has been kidnapped and forced to work on a new super weapon for the German Empire at the Krupp armaments factory.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Goulet p.267

Bibliography

[edit]
  • Andrea Goulet. Legacies of the Rue Morgue: Science, Space, and Crime Fiction in France. University of Pennsylvania Press, 2016.