The First Detective: Poe's "Rue Morgue"
On April 20, 1841, Edgar Allan Poe published "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" in Graham's Magazine, introducing the world's first fictional detective, C. Auguste Dupin.
On April 20, 1841, Edgar Allan Poe published "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" in Graham's Magazine, introducing the world's first fictional detective, C. Auguste Dupin.