Murders in the Rue Morgue (version 2)

"The Murders in the Rue Morgue" is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe, published in 1841, and is considered the first detective story. It follows C. Auguste Dupin, a brilliant detective in Paris, as he investigates the brutal murder of two women, unraveling a mystery complicated by conflicting witness accounts and an unusual clue. This work established many conventions of the detective genre, influencing characters like Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot. Dupin also appears in Poe's subsequent stories, solidifying his role in literary history.