That story features the detective C. Auguste Dupin, who discovers that an orangutan is the culprit in his story "The Murders in the Rue Morgue."
In one story by this author, a man kills his wife when she stops him from killing the title animal, Pluto. This author of "The Black Cat" also wrote a story in which Minister D hides the titular "purloined letter" in plain sight. That story features the detective C. Auguste Dupin, who discovers that an orangutan is the culprit in his story "The Murders in the Rue Morgue." Another of his stories details Fortunato's imprisonment by Montresor. For 10 points, name this American author of "The Cask of Amontillado."
In one story by this author, a man kills his wife when she stops him from killing the title animal, Pluto.
Edgar Allan {Poe}