The Murders in the Rue Morgue, Edgar Allan Poe
The Murders in the Rue Morgue, Edgar Allan Poe
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The Murders in the Rue Morgue

Author: Edgar Allan Poe

Narrator: Jon Waters

Unabridged: 1 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/04/2020

Synopsis

“The Murders in the Rue Morgue” is an early Edgar Allan Poe short story, and one of the earliest modern detective stories.
In Paris, two women have been brutally murdered, and newspapers report an assortment of clues and the arrest of a man with seemingly little link to the case. One man, C. Auguste Dupin, believes that the clues reported and the findings of the investigators assigned do not match up. Dupin takes the investigation upon himself, and begins to seek out the truth in this odd circumstances.
This story is one of the earliest mysteries written with a focus on the investigation being solved through thorough analysis and practical thinking. Poe’s focus on the rationality and informed analysis has informed the works of many mystery writers to follow, including Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Agatha Christie. It is a fascinating look at a character’s persistence to seek out every last mysterious detail in the interest of truth and justice.

About Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was an American poet, short story writer, editor, and literary critic who is credited with inventing the detective fiction genre and with contributing to the emerging science fiction genre. He began his literary career with the anonymous publication of a collection of his poems entitled Tamerlane and Other Poems. He then turned to writing prose and spent the next several years working for literary journals and periodicals, becoming well known for his particular style of literary criticism. He served for a time on the staff of the New York Mirror, in which his poem "The Raven" was published. Poe's other well-known works include his stories "The Purloined Letter," "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," and "The Mystery of Marie Roget."

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sean Barrs on March 29, 2016

Sherlock Holmes you’re a selfish bastard. Do you know why? You ruined this story for me. Damn you Sherlock! No I’m just kidding. I think you’re great really Sherlock. It’s only because of your greatness that this story was weak. But, I did want to enjoy it. I suppose it’s not your fault really, your......more

Goodreads review by Sean on January 01, 2013

There are very few people with any knowledge of literature who have not heard of the character Sherlock Holmes. Beloved by readers for over a century, Conan Doyle crafted a pompous and overly confident detective that always seems to be on the trail of even the cleverest criminals. But this review is......more

Goodreads review by Alp on July 10, 2017

Kendinden sonraki bir sürü dedektif öyküsüne ilham kaynağı olan "Dedektif Auguste Dupin Öyküleri / The Dupin Tales"ı okurken kitabı doğal olarak Sir. Arthur Conan Doyle’un "Sherlock Holmes"uyla karşılaştırmadan edemedim. İlk hikayesiyle her ne kadar ilgi çekici bir okuma keyfi sunsa da Edgar Allan P......more

Goodreads review by Simona on September 29, 2017

Poe's Auguste Dupin is known as the first proper fictional detective in literary history, and, may I say, only his being the first can justify his lengthy, pedantic, self-satisfied harangues. The middle story, The Mystery of Marie Rogêt, is the weakest, narratively speaking, of the three, though no......more

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