Preview
  • Murders in the Rue Morgue & Other Stories

  • By: Edgar Allan Poe
  • Narrated by: David Case
  • Length: 4 hrs and 26 mins
  • 3.7 out of 5 stars (34 ratings)

Prime logo Prime members: New to Audible?
Get 2 free audiobooks during trial.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
Premium Plus auto-renews for $14.95/mo after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Murders in the Rue Morgue & Other Stories

By: Edgar Allan Poe
Narrated by: David Case
Try for $0.00

$14.95/month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy for $12.03

Buy for $12.03

Pay using card ending in
By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and Amazon's Privacy Notice. Taxes where applicable.

Publisher's summary

A fourth floor room, a door locked with the key inside, no way in, no way out. Edgar Allan Poe is the true grandfather of the murder mystery. Decades before Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot, Poe gave us C. Auguste Dupin, a man able to solve mysteries through observation and deduction.

This is fiction noir in the true sense, set in the dark back streets of 1840s Paris. The juxtaposition of Dupin's clear logic, and the insanity of the outside world make this a psychological thriller of the first rank.

Other stories in this book include "Murders in the Rue Morgue", "The Purloined Letter", "The Thousand-and-Second Tale of Scheherazade", "A Descent into the Maelstrom", "The Raven", and "The Masque of the Red Death".

©1991 Joss Recordings (P)2005 Tantor Media, Inc.
activate_Holiday_promo_in_buybox_DT_T2

Editorial reviews

Murders in the Rue Morgue and Other Stories contains a fantastic sampling of Edgar Allan Poe masterpieces. The title piece holds the crown as the first detective story, predecessor to the Sherlock Holmes episodes. David Case makes this audiobook particularly special as he performs Poe with unparalleled enthusiasm. He endows each story with his own unique and convincing spin, utilizing all of the vocal tools at his disposal. Namely, his haunting and desperate interpretation of the great poem "The Raven" stands in a league of its own.

What listeners say about Murders in the Rue Morgue & Other Stories

Average customer ratings
Overall
  • 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    16
  • 4 Stars
    3
  • 3 Stars
    7
  • 2 Stars
    5
  • 1 Stars
    3
Performance
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    9
  • 4 Stars
    2
  • 3 Stars
    2
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    1
Story
  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    9
  • 4 Stars
    1
  • 3 Stars
    2
  • 2 Stars
    2
  • 1 Stars
    1

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Hands down, the best narration of "The Raven"

I have listened to numerous narrations of Edgar Allen Poe's "The Raven," and strongly feel that David Case's version in this collection outshines all the others by a wide margin. In my humble opinion, nothing compares to this particular narration of "The Raven;" Case somehow manages to capture the true essence of the poem and its narrator so that his reading of it speaks to me in a way unlike any other version I have ever listened to. His rendition of the other stories are also highly recommended. I suggest that if you have not heard his version of "The Raven," don't wait, and check it out today!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

3 people found this helpful