<p>Journalist Joseph Josephin, aka Rouletabille, is an idealized projection of its creator, Gaston Leroux, and was originally conceived as a 'rival' of&nbsp;Sherlock Holmes and Ars&egrave;ne Lupin. He 'borrows' his prodigious deductive powers from Auguste Dupin, M. Lecoq, Holmes and Hercule Poirot, and solves the mysteries he encounters&nbsp;using what he calls 'the good bit of reason.'&nbsp;The Rouletabille&nbsp;series has justly become a classic of detective literature.<br />
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Martin Gately, author of the authorized sequel to Philip Jos&eacute; Farmer&#39;s The Green Odyssey, has also written the Starblazer comic book published by DC Thomson and&nbsp;occasionally contributes to the British edition of the Fortean Times. His latest work is an adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs&#39; Pirate Blood as a comic book.<br />
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Martin is also a regular contributor to Tales of the Shadowmen, where the Rouletabille stories gathere&nbsp;in this collection were first published..</p>