The Murders in the Rue Morgue

The Murders in the Rue Morgue is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe published in Graham's Magazine in 1841. It has been recognized as the first modern detective story; Poe referred to it as one of his "e;tales of ratiocination"e;. Two works that share some similarities predate Poe's stories, including Das Fraulein von Scuderi (1819) by E. T. A. Hoffmann and Zadig (1747) by Voltaire. C. Augus...