Real Detectives: 813. The Fall of the House of Usher. A Study in Scarlet. The Woman in White (set of 4 books)

The set includes 4 books: «813: The Double Life of Arsène Lupin. Three Murders of Arsène Lupin» by Maurice Leblanc, «The Fall of the House of Usher» by Edgar Allan Poe, «A Study in Scarlet» by Arthur Conan Doyle, and «The Woman in White» by Wilkie Collins.
The undoubted pioneer of the detective genre was the incomparable Edgar Allan Poe. His hero, Auguste Dupin (from the stories «The Murders in the Rue Morgue», «The Mystery of Marie Rogêt», «The Purloined Letter») later «spawned» the famous Sherlock Holmes (hero of Arthur Conan Doyle) and Mr. Cuff (author Wilkie Collins in the novel «The Moonstone»). And the «noble thief» Arsène Lupin (hero of Maurice Leblanc) is closely connected with Sherlock Holmes. This is an excellent set to get acquainted with the best examples of the detective genre.
«813»
Arsène Lupin — a noble, charming thief. Lupin brilliantly solves intricate crimes, masterfully steals jewels, leaving the police outsmarted, and even rivals the famous detective from Baker Street.
In «813» we encounter an unusual Lupin, dark, almost frightening. Confronted with the Machiavellian and unseen antagonist «L. M.», he must clear his name from vile accusations of crimes. For this, he needs to find a batch of politically explosive letters and decode the meaning of the mysterious numbers «813», the solution of which could have dire consequences for all of Europe.
The collection «The Fall of the House of Usher» includes some of the best works of Edgar Poe — psychological, detective, and fantastic. Mysterious stories in which it's difficult to draw the line between reality and fiction, and horror suppresses all other feelings.
The publication «A Study in Scarlet» includes the novels: «A Study in Scarlet» and «The Sign of Four», as well as the cycle of stories «The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes».
«The Woman in White» begins with a chilling encounter of Walter Hartwright with a mysterious woman dressed in white, on a moonlit London road. Walter gets a position as a drawing teacher at the Farley estate, and seemingly, nothing can happen, but Walter is drawn into the sinister intrigues of Sir Percival Glyde and his «charming» friend, Count Fosco, a lover of white mice, vanilla sweets, and poison. Madness roams the corridors of English country and insane houses...