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Three Authors Who Mysteriously Disappeared

Posted on April 1, 2014 by lylelarsen
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Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849), who invented the modern detective story with publication of “The Murders in the Rue Morgue” in 1841, vanished for nearly a week, thereby creating an actual mystery that remains unsolved today. Continue reading →

Posted in Authors | Tagged Agatha Christie, Ambrose Bierce, Edgar Allan Poe | Leave a reply

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