The Secret of the Night
by Gaston Leroux
The surviving nihilists sentenced the Russian General Trebasof to death for the crimes he and his troops committed against the revolution. Three attempts in his life have failed, but the king is determined to keep him alive. The king entrusts the case to the suspect, French detective reporter Roulettebil. It quickly becomes clear that one of the general's own retinues is allied with the murderers! Reason?