Who wrote The Murders in the Rue Morgue, the book considered the first detective story?
- Charles Lennox
- Edgar Allan Poe
- Jules Verne
- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Answer
The correct answer is B) Edgar Allan Poe.
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