Jack Judecatorul

De Gaston Leroux

Poarta o pelerina neagra, o palarie tot neagra, cu boruri largi, care îi umbreste obrajii, e mascat, are o voce ciudata si în loc de carte de vizita foloseste un valet de trefla.
Îsi spune Jack Judecatorul cand apare în cele mai neobisnuite momente si locuri, unde nimeni nu se asteapta sa-l vada; pedepseste sau ajuta, dupa caz, apoi dispare ca o fantoma. Îl cauta politia si grupul de escroci îmbogatiti prin santaje. Nimeni nu stie cand va reveni, nimeni nu stie cine este?

• Limbă: Română
• Editor: Aldo Press
• Data lansării: 7 mai 2012
• ISBN: 9789737011015

Gaston Leroux

Gaston Leroux (1868-1927) was a French journalist and writer of detective fiction. Born in Paris, Leroux attended school in Normandy before returning to his home city to complete a degree in law. After squandering his inheritance, he began working as a court reporter and theater critic to avoid bankruptcy. As a journalist, Leroux earned a reputation as a leading international correspondent, particularly for his reporting on the 1905 Russian Revolution. In 1907, Leroux switched careers in order to become a professional fiction writer, focusing predominately on novels that could be turned into film scripts. With such novels as The Mystery of the Yellow Room (1908), Leroux established himself as a leading figure in detective fiction, eventually earning himself the title of Chevalier in the Legion of Honor, France’s highest award for merit. The Phantom of the Opera (1910), his most famous work, has been adapted countless times for theater, television, and film, most notably by Andrew Lloyd Webber in his 1986 musical of the same name.