Gaston Leroux Books in Order
Gaston Leroux has written 29 books, published between 1903 and 1927. The first book is The Double Life (1903) and the newest is Lady Helena / The Mysterious Lady (1927). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 29
- Published
- 1903–1927
- Pages on record
- 728 in 4 of 29 books
Gaston Leroux (1868-1927) was a French journalist who turned to detective fiction. The Phantom of the Opera, listed here in 1909, is the work English-language readers know best, and it has carried several film and stage versions, from the 1925 Lon Chaney film to Andrew Lloyd Webber's 1986 musical. The Mystery of the Yellow Room (1907) is a locked-room mystery and the first of the Joseph Rouletabille books; Chéri-Bibi is the other series. Twenty-nine titles span 1903 to 1927, at a median 203 pages.
Source: Wikidata
How many Gaston Leroux books are there?
Gaston Leroux has 29 books, released between 1903 and 1927. They include 2 series and 18 titles listed outside any series.
Gaston Leroux Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 29 Gaston Leroux books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of November 2026.
- 1The Double Life1903 · 90 pages · confirmed 1/41903901/4
- 219071781/4
- 31908–1/4
- 4The Haunted Chair1909 · confirmed 1/41909–1/4
- 5The Phantom of the Opera1909 · confirmed 1/41909–1/4
- 6The Midnight Lady1910 · confirmed 1/41910–1/4
- 7The Missing Archduke1910 · confirmed 1/41910–1/4
- 8Balaoo1911 · confirmed 1/41911–1/4
- 9The Bride of the Sun1912 · confirmed 1/41912–1/4
- 10The Man Who Came Back from the Dead1912 · confirmed 1/41912–1/4
- 1119132321/4
- 1219172281/4
- 13The Amazing Adventures of Carolus Herbert1917 · confirmed 1/41917–1/4
- 14The Veiled Prisoner1917 · confirmed 1/41917–1/4
- 151919–1/4
- 16The Masked Man1920 · confirmed 1/41920–1/4
- 17The New Terror / The Burgled Heart1920 · confirmed 1/41920–1/4
- 181921–1/4
- 191922–1/4
- 201923–1/4
- 21The Kiss That Killed1923 · confirmed 1/41923–1/4
- 22The Machine to Kill1923 · confirmed 1/41923–1/4
- 231924–1/4
- 24The Son of Three Fathers1924 · confirmed 1/41924–1/4
- 25The Adventures of a Coquette1924 · confirmed 1/41924–1/4
- 261925–1/4
- 271926–1/4
- 28The Man of a Hundred Faces / The Queen of Crime1927 · confirmed 1/41927–1/4
- 29Lady Helena / The Mysterious Lady1927 · confirmed 1/41927–1/4
Gaston Leroux books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Joseph Rouletabille in order
6 booksChéri-Bibi in order
5 booksStandalone books
18 books18 Gaston Leroux titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Gaston Leroux books in order?
You only need to read Gaston Leroux books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Gaston Leroux
Start with The Double Life (1903), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Gaston Leroux book?
Lady Helena / The Mysterious Lady (1927) is the newest Gaston Leroux book released so far.
Is there a new Gaston Leroux book coming?
No next Gaston Leroux book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Gaston Leroux at a glance
- Died
- Gaston Leroux died in 1927, according to Wikidata.
- Last book
- The newest book credited to Gaston Leroux on record dates from 1927.
- Release pace
- Gaston Leroux books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 728 pages across the 4 of 29 books with a recorded length, a median of 203 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Gaston Leroux books, 14 of 29, were published in the 1920s.
When Gaston Leroux books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when Gaston Leroux titles appeared. 1920s was the most productive decade with 14 titles.
29 books total across 3 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.
What the Gaston Leroux books are about
3 of the 29 Gaston Leroux books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Action & adventure 1 of 3 books
- Journalists 1 of 3 books
- Mystery & detective 1 of 3 books
- Romance literature 1 of 3 books
- Espionage 1 of 3 books