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The Murders in the Rue Morgue

by Edgar Allan Poe

"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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MurderFictionAmerican Detective and mystery storiesC. Auguste Dupin (Fictitious character)Fiction, mystery & detective, generalDupin, auguste (fictitious character), fictionLibros de lecturaIngle sFrance, fictionParis (france), fiction

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