First published 1995
The twisted genius of Edgar Allan Poe unleashes two of his most chilling tales. In "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," a brutal double murder baffles the Parisian police until an eccentric investigator deduces the shocking truth. Then, in "The Mystery of Marie Roget," a young woman's mysterious death in New York City sparks a complex investigation that delves into the darkest corners of human nature.
Genres: short-stories, 20th-century, mystery, crime, detective, 19th-century
Vibes: dark, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: psychological-suspense, unreliable-narrator
Setting: New York City, Parisian
Period: 19th-century, 20th-century
368 pages · Paperback · REDFeather