Rue Morgue Redux

<p>The original Murders in the Rue Morgue was written by Edgar Allan Poe who is rightly acknowledged to have set the rules for an entire genre of detective fiction: the genius detective and his sidekick, the locked room mystery, ciphers, royal spies and the rigorous logic of arm-chair detection. The original story is set in Paris at the turn of the 20th century. We follow the attempt of August Dupin and the police to solve a particularly grizzly crime. Multi-talented and long time CBC friend Neil Munro has stayed close to the original story but has adapted this first-ever detective story to a setting in Toronto, on New Year's Eve, 1889. Solving the murders still requires co-operation between the French and English Inspectors, Dupin and Hudson and the surprising twists and turns are still there. If you haven't heard this story, don't miss this!</p>