{"product_id":"poes-perfect-crimes-hidden-plots-in-the-dupin-stories-and-others-9781476696003","title":"Poe's Perfect Crimes: Hidden Plots in the Dupin Stories and Others","description":"\u003cp\u003e The genius of Edgar Allan Poe extends far beyond his groundbreaking creation of Auguste Dupin, which laid the foundation for detective fiction. What remains little known is that Poe envisioned an even more sophisticated form of the genre. Works in this form take an innovative approach, allowing the reader, rather than a fictional detective, to uncover and solve hidden murders. In 1844, as the Dupin stories concluded, Poe published two lesser-known works, \"Thou Art the Man\" and \"A Tale of the Ragged Mountains.\" These stories reflect his ambition to engage readers in a game of wits with himself. This study endeavors to rise to his challenge and unravel the perfect crimes--hidden for nearly two centuries--within these tales.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e As we delve deeper, another mystery arises: \"What is analysis?\" By examining Dupin's secrets to successful analysis and contrasting them with the failures of the narrators in stories like \"The Black Cat\" and \"The Fall of the House of Usher,\" this book seeks to unlock Poe's fundamental mystery of analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Yasuhiro Takeuchi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/20\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 195\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.42d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476696003","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43446847864969,"sku":"9781476696003","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_06c98a39-8064-4107-8f50-f7dd60230a4e.jpg?v=1741683306","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/poes-perfect-crimes-hidden-plots-in-the-dupin-stories-and-others-9781476696003","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}