Inspector Lestrade of Scotland Yard introduces 12 dramatised stories, featuring detectives whose abilities rival that of the great Sherlock Holmes.
Edgar Allen Poe (1809-1849) was an American short story writer
and poet. His stories were influential in both the detective novel
and gothic novel genres. Among his most famous stories are The
Murders in the Rue Morgue, The Pit and the Pendulum and The Fall of
the House of Usher.
Jacques Heath Futrelle (1875 – 1912) was an American journalist and
mystery writer. He is best known for writing short detective
stories featuring Professor Augustus S. F. X. Van Dusen, also known
as "The Thinking Machine" for his application of logic to any and
all situations. Futrelle died in the sinking of the RMS
Titanic.
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