When a missing letter leads to blackmail, detective C. Auguste Dupin must deduce the location of it without raising the suspicion of the blackmailer. "The Purloined Letter" is the third short story by Edgar Allan Poe to feature detective C. August Dupin, widely recognized as one of the first fiction
The Purloined Letter Opener
โ Scribed by Leah R Cutter
- Publisher
- Knotted Road Press
- Year
- 2020
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 283 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 1644701642
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
Lydia runs her own B&B and restaurant in the tourist town of Lake Hope, in Central Washington. Though she works all the time, she enjoys the challenge. Family and good friends keep her spirits up, but no special someone that rocks her world. Just guests and customers that come through regularly, including her least favorite, the retired principal of the local high school that everyone hates.
When the principal turns up dead, stabbed by one of the letter openers that Lydia sells right there at the gift shop of her B&B, of course the police turn their attention to her. Not just the local cops, either, but the (alright, admittedly dreamy) detective they bring in from the city.
What can Lydia do to clear not only her name, but her friends? Lots of twists and turns abound, as well as fabulous advice from her dear gay uncles: Ed, Alan, and their cat, Poe.
"The Purloined Letter Opener" introduces the marvelously charming community of...
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