murders murders short story published recognized modern detective story referred tales works share similarities stories including man paris mystery brutal murder women numerous witnesses heard suspect agrees language spoken murder scene finds hair appear human fictional detective displays traits literary conventions subsequent fictional detectives including later characters example follow model brilliant detective personal friend serves narrator final revelation presented reasoning leads reappears mystery marie letter plot summary story surrounds double murder daughter home fictional street paris according newspaper accounts mother found yard house multiple broken bones throat deeply cut head fell body moved daughter found death stuffed upside chimney murders occurred fourth floor room locked inside floor found bloody straight razor bloody gray hair bags gold coins witnesses reported hearing voices time murder male french disagreed language spoken speech unclear witness admits know language claims heard paris natives friend unnamed narrator story read newspaper accounts interest live allow visitors cut contact associates venture outside night existed narrator explains bank clerk named arrested evidence exists pointing guilt intrigued remembers service performed decides offer assistance police witnesses agree language murderer spoke concludes hearing human voice narrator examine house thoroughly following day dismisses idea guilt robbery motive citing fact gold taken room method murderer entered room killed women involving climb lightning rod leap set open window showing unusual hair recovered scene demonstrating daughter human hand concludes killed women placed advertisement local newspaper asking lost animal sailor soon arrives looking sailor offers pay reward interested learning circumstances murders sailor explains captured borneo brought paris trouble keeping control saw attempting face straight razor imitating morning fled streets reached climbed house seized mother hair waving razor imitating barber fear flew rage ripped hair throat daughter sailor climbed lightning rod attempt catch animal voices heard witnesses belonged fearing punishment master threw mother body window stuffed daughter chimney fleeing sailor sells released custody police mentions people mind business tells story comments narrator somewhat profound ability est est quote deny explore themes analysis letter friend said murders theme exercise detecting murderer professional detective decides investigate murders personal amusement desire truth prove falsely accused man innocent interests financial declines monetary reward owner revelation actual murderer removes crime owner held responsible later detective stories set suspect arrested appearing guilty red herring chose wrote murders time crime forefront people minds urban development london recently established professional police force american cities beginning focus scientific police work newspapers reported murders criminal trials murders continues urban theme times fiction particular man crowd likely inspired time living philadelphia tale underlying metaphor battle brains physical strength depicted owner stand violence murderer owner admits abused animal whip analyst violence story contains theme death beautiful woman called topic world method defines method example card player extent information obtained lies validity quality observation provides narrative example explains knew narrator thinking actor applies method solving crime method emphasizes importance reading written word newspaper accounts curiosity learns written account likely french zoologist method engages reader follows reading clues emphasizes power spoken word asks sailor information murders sailor acts partial death sailor face struggling moment fell seat violently death literary significance reception biographer sums significance murders changed history world literature cited detective fiction story character prototype future fictional detectives including genre distinctive general mystery story focus analysis role creation detective story reflected awards given annually murders established common elements mystery fiction eccentric brilliant detective person narration close personal friend portrays police manner sort foil detective storytelling device detective announces solution explains reasoning leading locked room mystery detective fiction release murders author praised creation new profound novelty printed proves man genius inventive power skill know parallel achievement letter tales owe popularity new key mean ingenious people think ingenious account method air method murders instance web woven express purpose modern readers occasionally violation implicit narrative convention readers able guess solution read twist ending sign bad faith readers reasonably include list potential murderers inspiration word detective exist time wrote murders stories featured similar problem solving characters kind 19th century miss establishes innocence police favorite suspect murder cited detective story include main character performs similar feats analysis borrowed italian rendition expanding previous works including essay chess player comedic sundays week twist plot likely inspired crowd reaction display hall philadelphia july main character inspired character series stories published burton called unpublished passages french minister police likely known story features man discovers murderer plots share little resemblance murder victims stories neck cut badly head entirely removed body actually mentions dismissing good publication history originally titled story murders renamed better associate death murders appeared april working editor paid additional unusually high figure paid raven idea print series pamphlets stories entitled printed murders oddly collected satirical man sold half cents version included changes original text graham including new line somewhat profound change original acute murders reprinted collection stories simply called tales selecting tales collected sequel murders mystery marie serialized december january subtitled sequel murders mystery marie shares common elements murders inclusion paris setting reappeared letter called best tales letter july original manuscript murders printing discarded apprentice office retrieved left father left music book survived house fires bought presented manuscript bound letter explaining history donated completion new grave monument baltimore maryland murders earliest works translated french june june les published paris newspaper mentioned details including main characters changed october uncredited translation renamed published editor accused story accusation went trial public discussion brought attention french public adaptations murders adapted radio film television times film adaptation short silent film length version murders directed starring film bears little resemblance original story adaptation phantom released directed starring movie syndicated murders adaptation starring film directed title murders little story january radio play version broadcast movie murders aired directed starred adapted video game big fish games dark tales franchise title dark tales murders murders simplified version published british heavy metal band song called murders based story street short film directed starring
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