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Edgar Allan Poe’s short story “The Murders in the Rue Morgue” is considered by many to be the first modern detective story
. Originally published in 1841 in Graham's Magazine, the story introduces C. Auguste Dupin, an eccentric French consulting detective, and his unique brand of analytical thinking as he solves a pair of gruesome murders in a small Parisian neighborhood. Establishing classic tropes such as the detective’s adoring sidekick and the locked-room crime scene, the story completely revolutionized the mystery genre, influencing writers like Arthur Conan Doyle and Dorothy L. Sayers.Read a full story summary, a full story analysis, and explanations of important quotes from “The Murders in the Rue Morgue.”
