The Murders in the Rue Morgue

Paperback, 176 pages

Published March 21, 2002 by Orion.

ISBN:
978-0-7528-4770-2
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"The Murders in the Rue Morgue" is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe published in Graham's Magazine in 1841. It has been described as the first modern detective story; Poe referred to it as one of his "tales of ratiocination". C. Auguste Dupin is a man in Paris who solves the mystery of the brutal murder of two women.

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Subjects

  • 19th century fiction
  • Classic fiction
  • Crime & mystery
  • Mystery/Suspense