The First Detective by Edgar Allan Poe

The First Detective

C. Auguste Dupin #1-3

Edgar Allan Poe

128 pages • first pub 1844 (view editions)

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Edgar Allan Poe invented and perfected the model for modern detective fiction, including Sherlock Holmes, Hercule Poirot and many others. The formula: an extremely intelligent amateur sleuth out-thinks the official police, with a story often narra...

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Community Reviews

3.51
based on 945 reviews

Moods

mysterious: 88%

dark: 45%

challenging: 36%

tense: 23%

reflective: 20%

adventurous: 18%

informative: 16%

funny: 5%

lighthearted: 1%

Pace

22% of readers chose fast
45% of readers chose medium
31% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

75% of readers chose Plot
18% of readers chose A mix
2% of readers chose Character
4% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

2% of readers chose Yes
2% of readers chose Complicated
82% of readers chose No
13% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

11% of readers chose Yes
25% of readers chose Complicated
47% of readers chose No
15% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

7% of readers chose Yes
7% of readers chose Complicated
78% of readers chose No
7% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

2% of readers chose Yes
4% of readers chose Complicated
82% of readers chose No
9% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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