The Murders in the Rue Morgue - Softcover

Poe, Edgar Allan; Felix, Talia

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1442184167 ISBN 13: 9781442184169

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2009

Synopsis

"...A search was made in the chimney, and (horrible to relate!) the corpse of the daughter, head downward, was dragged therefrom. Upon examining it, many excoriations were perceived, no doubt occasioned by the violence with which it had been thrust up and disengaged. Upon the face were many severe scratches, and, upon the throat, dark bruises, and deep indentations of finger nails, as if the deceased had been throttled to death. "After a thorough investigation of every portion of the house, without farther discovery, the party made its way into a small paved yard in the rear of the building, where lay the corpse of the old lady, with her throat so entirely cut that, upon an attempt to raise her, the head fell off. The body, as well as the head, was fearfully mutilated - the former so much so as scarcely to retain any semblance of humanity. "To this horrible mystery there is not as yet, we believe, the slightest clue."

About this title

Review:

`If you love thrillers, you have to read these stories.'

From the Publisher:

Poe's classic three tales of mystery and detection - edited and introduced by bestselling author, Matthew Pearl

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1442184167
• ISBN 13: 9781442184169
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 56