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first mystery novel
Edgar Allan Poe introduced mystery fiction's first fictional detective, Auguste C. Dupin, in his 1841 story, "The Murders in the Rue Morgue." -
The Mystery of Marie Roget
it was the secon book from Edgar Allan Poe -
The Purloined Letter
Edgar Allan Poe did his third book -
Bleak House
Charles Dickens wrote many stories that contained elements of mystery and suspense, -
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was born
was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. He studied to be a doctor at the University of Edinburgh and set up a small practice at Southsea in Hampshire during his 20s. -
The Woman in White
Wilkie Collings wrote his first book -
The Moonstone
is considered by some to be the first true English detective novel -
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Charles Dickens wrote the second book -
The Leavenworth Case
Anna Katherine Green became the first woman to write a detective novel. -
A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes)
Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's brilliant detective, arrived on the mystery scene in the late nineteenth century -
Sign of Four (Sherlock Holmes)
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The White Company
A Book from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle -
The Final Problem (Sherlock Holmes)
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The Hound of the Baskervilles (Holmes and Watson)
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Golden Age of mystery fiction.
ushered in the Golden Age of mystery fiction. -
The Mysterious Affair at Styles
Agatha Christie introduced the Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot, who along with Jane Marple -
Dorothy L. Sayers
introduced Lord Peter Wimsey, a detective whose style and intelligence won over many readers and made Sayers one of the most popular authors of her time. -
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes
