Rachel+Dockter

Edgar Allan Poe
 * 1) The Murders in the Rue Morge-
 * Full length film adaptation in 1932 Universal Pictures
 * Phantom of the Rue Morgue 1954 Warner Bros
 * Murders In the Rue Morgue 1971
 * TV Show series in 1986
 * 1) The Purloined Letter
 * was adapted as a sherlock holmes episode in 1980

The Mystery of Marie Roget Considered least successful

Thesis: Edgar Allan Poe is the undisputed Father of Modern Mystery as he created the template, is greatly praised, and influences others today