Almost as intriguing as the puzzle encountered and decoded by Dupin in ‘The Murders in the Rue Morgue’ is the mystery of why Poe composed such a story in the first place. The plot is legendary. Dupin, a well-educated Parisian with we assume a private income, and his unnamed companion who narrates the piece, take an interest in the recent murder of two women whose bodies are discovered in an apartment which is locked from the inside. By various means—including a cunning newspaper advertisement that entraps an unwitting accomplice—Dupin unravels the enigma that has confounded the local police, but we have to wonder if Poe intended to draw the reader into this macabre crossword puzzle that would become the keynote of mainstream crime fiction or whether his intention was rather more profound a... (查看原文)
0 有用 揉蓝 2024-02-21 16:38:33 江苏
对英美两国的犯罪小说进行了梳理，对于了解这个种类的起源还是不错的，算是入门科普吧。但对于英美以外的犯罪小说涉及就很少了，不够全面。
1 有用 如雨乃可乐 2023-01-02 19:59:31 浙江
3.5分。有些说法十分有意思。翻译有不少明显错误。
0 有用 揉蓝 2024-02-21 16:38:33 江苏
对英美两国的犯罪小说进行了梳理，对于了解这个种类的起源还是不错的，算是入门科普吧。但对于英美以外的犯罪小说涉及就很少了，不够全面。
1 有用 如雨乃可乐 2023-01-02 19:59:31 浙江
3.5分。有些说法十分有意思。翻译有不少明显错误。