Poe is generally considered the father of the detective fiction genre. His detective tales featuring C. Auguste Dupin laid the groundwork for future detectives in literature. This collection includes Poe's greatest murder mystery tales & detective stories:

The Murders in the Rue Morgue

The Mystery of Marie Roget

The Purloined Letter

The Gold Bug

Thou Art the Man

The Man of the Crowd

Asignation

The Tell-Tale Heart

A Tale of the Ragged Mountains

The Oblong Box

The Black Cat

The Fall of the House of Usher

The Premature Burial

The Masque of the Red Death

The Devil in the Belfry

The Cask of Amontillado

William Wilson