C Auguste Dupin Collection: the Murders in the Rue Morgue, the Mystery of Marie Roget and the Purloined Letter
by Edgar Allan Poe
Decades before the British super-sleuth Sherlock Holmes appeared on the scene, American author Edgar Allan Poe created the first detective story in a remarkable trilogy of short stories featuring genius French criminologist C. Auguste Dupin. The Murders in the Rue Morgue and its sequel The Mystery of Marie Roget represent the beginning of crime fiction and each story has been hailed as a masterpiece. In 'Morgue' the Parisian detective investigates the savage murder of a mother and daughter. In t...
Jeopardy Is My Job (The Chester Drum Mysteries, #13)
by Stephen Marlowe
The D'lberville Bayou Murders (The Benoit Investigative Service, #2)
by Tim Conley
Jason Wilder is just about to close up the private investigation office owned by his mother, Victoria, when an elderly man enters. He says his name is Elijah Messenger and that someone is trying to kill him. Jason gives him a polite brush-off but learns the next morning, that the man has indeed been murdered. On top of that, he finds the major in his mother's office. His daughter has become involved with Elijah's "devil worshippers," and wants her pried loose. Victoria turns the case over to Jas...