The Murders in the Rue Morgue. Edgar Allan Poe

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Название The Murders in the Rue Morgue
Автор произведения Edgar Allan Poe
Жанр Зарубежная образовательная литература
Серия Level 2
Издательство Зарубежная образовательная литература
Год выпуска 2012
isbn 9780194786850



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      The Murders in the Rue Morgue

      THE MURDERS IN THE RUE MORGUE

      There are many famous detectives in the world of books – Philip Marlowe in Los Angeles, Vic Warshawski in Chicago, Inspector Morse in Oxford, and of course, the great Sherlock Holmes in London. But before any of these, there was Monsieur Auguste Dupin in Paris.

      He was not a policeman, and not really a detective either. He was a quiet young man, who loved books and reading. But he was clever, and he could understand many things that other people did not. He took a close interest in the horrible murders in the Rue Morgue, because there were no answers to the mystery. Who murdered the old lady and her daughter? Why were the murders so brutal? How did the murderer get out of the house? So many questions – and no answers.

      ‘The secret,’ said Auguste Dupin, ‘is to ask the right questions. Then you will find the answers …’

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