I give Poe credit for the interesting idea of solving a case entirely through news reports but the lack of action and the leaps in logic required make it lesser than such an idea should be. While I enjoy Dupin tearing apart the suppositions of the media, his own suppositions are equally wild in the end and the ending leaves a lot to be desired. It is better than "Murders in the Rue Morgue" but still not up to the level of later detective fiction.