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    The Murders in the Rue Morgue: The Dupin Tales
    The Murders in the Rue Morgue: The Dupin Tales
    The Murders in the Rue Morgue: The Dupin Tales
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    The Murders in the Rue Morgue: The Dupin Tales

    By Edgar Allan Poe

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    While Edgar Allan Poe was most famous for his eerie tales of murder, ghouls, and suspense, he is also credited with paving the way for the future of detective stories with his character C. Auguste Dupin. Dupin made his first appearance in the murder mystery "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," a tale about the murder of two women. When Dupin questioned witnesses, everyone claimed that the murderer was speaking a different language, yet none of the witnesses could place his accent. Dupin put himself in the mind of the killer and read the faces of witnesses, suspects, and other persons of interest. He also drew inspiration and ideas from outside resources such as newspapers or police reports. As Dupin sought to unravel the mystery, Poe was creating an archetypal character that would be followed by many other great detectives. In the collection "The Murders in the Rue Morgue: The Dupin Tales," Poe allows Dupin's genius to shine in stories like "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," "The Mystery of Marie Roget," and "The Purloined Letter." These tales are not typical Poe stories, but instead all follow the cases that detective Dupin solves after other police and investigators are stumped. Dupin showed that, with a little ingenuity and creativity, even the most difficult case could be solved. Mystery lovers and Poe fans will all enjoy this groundbreaking collection and the intrigue that Poe creates within it.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDigireads.com Publishing
    Release dateJan 1, 2013
    ISBN9781420919134
    The Murders in the Rue Morgue: The Dupin Tales
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    Edgar Allan Poe

    New York Times bestselling author Dan Ariely is the James B. Duke Professor of Behavioral Economics at Duke University, with appointments at the Fuqua School of Business, the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience, and the Department of Economics. He has also held a visiting professorship at MIT’s Media Lab. He has appeared on CNN and CNBC, and is a regular commentator on National Public Radio’s Marketplace. He lives in Durham, North Carolina, with his wife and two children.

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      I had a lot of trouble getting used to Poe's style. I think for me he's a denser writer. I'd get drawn in, then the slightest disturbance or noise would draw me out. I had this happen over and over, get a few good pages, get pulled out. I don't normally have that problem, so I wound up only reading this at night, right before bed while my husband was catching up on his shows. Once I took that approach I found myself actually enjoying it. My favorite story by far was The Gold-Bug, but I love anything with that sort of cipher, puzzle aspect to it. I honestly skipped The Tell-Tale Heart - I've read it a hundred times in school. I did reread The Cask of Amontillado though, I've always enjoyed that one. Once past the hump of figuring out how to read it I did like this one. I don't think Poe is anywhere near my favorite classic writer, or my favorite mystery writer but I would say if you enjoyed him in school definitely try him again.

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