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The Murders in the Rue Morgue

By: Edgar Allan Poe
Narrated by: Kerry Shale
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This is a story from the Murders in the Rue Morgue (The Dupin Stories) collection.

Auguste Dupin, investigator extraordinaire, was the remarkable creation of Edgar Allan Poe. Written in the 1840s, Poe presented the acutely observant, shrewd but idiosyncratic character who, with his chronicler, provided the inspiration for the more famous Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.The Dupin Stories include the following:

  • "The Murders in the Rue Morgue"
  • "The Mystery of Marie Roget"
  • "The Purloined Letter"

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    Editorial reviews

    Edgar Allan Poe is commonly recognized as a master of horror, but "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" represents another genre in which he excelled - in fact, it is commonly recognized as the first-ever modern detective story. This thrilling, chilling tale follows investigator C. Auguste Dupin as he inquires into the double murder of a woman and her daughter, parsing clues including an unidentifiable non-human hair discovered at the scene.

    Kerry Shale’s performance of this adrenaline-pumping whodunit is well paced, his enunciation clear and his delivery even and eerie. Shale expertly plays with the tension in Poe’s spine-tingling text, keeping listeners on the hook until its exciting conclusion.
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    The narrator made me visualize the whole scene. Very entertaining and enjoyable. A must read

    Excellent

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    Edgar Allan Poe is hands down one of the best writers in history. This story is so CAPTIVATING. I couldn't even answer my phone. The narrator does a fantastic job of voice acting. I felt like I was watching an actual movie with different characters. Classic!

    This man was far ahead of his time

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    Really enjoy this short story! Read, re-read and listened to it several times. Very clever, and makes one think differently because of it.

    Suspense at its finest

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    Very well-done performance of a classic and still modern tale. The reader delineates seamlessly and undistractingly between Dupin and the narrator.

    excellent reading of a classic

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    Very good old book. Poe was a good writer. Back in his day, he was one of many.

    4 🌟

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