The Murders in the Rue Morgue: first published in 1841: Volume 1 (1st. Page Classics)

The short story "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" opens with a lengthy explanation of ratiocination. C. Auguste Dupin demonstrates his prowess by deducing his companion's thoughts as if through apparent supernatural power. The story then turns to the double murder of Madame L'Espanaye and her daughter at their home in the Rue Morgue in Paris. According to newspaper accounts, the mother was found in a yard behind the house. The daughter was found strangled to death and stuffed upside down into a chimney. The murders occurred in a fourth-floor room that was locked from the inside ... "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" is first published in 1841. It has been claimed as the first detective story.