The Murders in the Rue Morgue — Complete Illustrated Edition

The Murders in the Rue Morgue — Complete Illustrated Edition

Two women dead. A locked room. A voice no one can name. The first detective story ever written.

In the dead of night, screams ring out from a fourth-floor apartment in the Rue Morgue, Paris. Neighbours break down the door to find a scene of horror: a mother and daughter brutally killed in a room locked from the inside, with gold left untouched on the floor. Every witness heard a second voice, yet no two can agree on what language it spoke.

The police are baffled. But C. Auguste Dupin, a reclusive young gentleman with a brilliant analytical mind, reads the newspaper reports and sees what everyone else has missed.

First published in 1841, Poe's tale invented the detective story: the locked room, the baffled police, the admiring narrator and the final, astonishing explanation all begin here. Complete and unabridged, with Poe's own notes, an introduction and original paintings.

Details: Adult · 52 pages · Unabridged · 5 paintings · e-book PDF and EPUB