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Spiral down dimly lit streets liined with madmen and their black deeds, through cold twists of catacombs, and across a sea that strikes with tight, angry fists. From the tortured mind of Edgar Allan Poe, three tales--"The Cask of Amontillado, " "The Black Cat, " and "The Fall of the House of... read more

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ILL-FATED and mysterious man!-bewildered in the brilliancy of thine own imagination, and fallen in the flames of thine own youth!

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This is book 11 of 200 in Newman and Jones 200 Best Horror Novels. (community list)

Preceded by The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner, and followed by Twice-Told Tales.

Preceded by Murder Must Advertise, and followed by The Mask of Dimitrios.

This is book 3 of 100 in Top 100 Mysteries of All Time (Mystery Writers of America, 1995). (authoritative list)

Preceded by The Maltese Falcon, and followed by The Daughter of Time.

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  1. Edgar Allan Poe (Author)

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