The Dupin Mysteries and Other Tales of Ratiocination

Edgar Allan Poe is widely credited for creating the first fictional detective, setting the stage for a new genre of literature. The three Dupin stories are collected here, along with Poe's two other "puzzle" stories: The Murders in the Rue Morgue, The Mystery of Marie Rogêt, The Purloined Letter, The Gold-Bug, Thou Art the Man.