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Is The Murders in the Rue Morgue by Edgar Allan Poe a mystery or is it not a mystery and why?

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Posted by sandra-flannery on Tuesday January 30, 2007 at 6:36 PM and tagged with murders in the rue morgue, the murders in the rue morgue.

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  1. blazedale

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    It is a mystery and is often credited as one of the first detective stories.

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    Posted by blazedale on Tuesday January 30, 2007 at 6:45 PM

  2. revolution
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    Yes, it is a mystery story. If you want it more concise, it is a detective story. This story contains mind games, puzzles and secret codes which is called cryptographs, which instills it a puzzling and mysterious piece of art. This book is about a murder of two women and how Dupin solved this complex case.

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    Posted by revolution on Wednesday August 26, 2009 at 3:28 AM