“Murder in the Rue Morgue” is a story by the famous American short story writer and author of horror stories Edgar Allan Poe (English: Edgar Allan Poe, 1809-1849). *** The Paris police are at a loss: who wanted the brutal murder on the Rue Morgue? Auguste Dupin himself comes to the rescue, whose incredible sense of smell is well known to law enforcement officers. The author is also famous for his works “Descent into Malström”, “The Fall of the House of Escher”, “Rendezvous”, “Shadow”, “Four Beasts in One”, “Fairy Island”, “Arnheim Estate” and “The Golden Bug”. Edgar Allan Poe is considered one of the most prominent representatives of American romanticism. The creator of the modern form of the mystical detective story, he won the recognition of readers for the Gothic atmosphere and psychologism of his works.