The Murders in the Rue Morgue and Other Stories by Edgar Allan Poe

The Murders in the Rue Morgue and Other Stories by Edgar Allan Poe, 310 pages (3 stories read)

This book brought back memories of why I don't care for the writings of Poe. Poe, mostly known for his short stories, wrote horror and mystery stories in the 1800s.  I always thought his stories were rather creepy.  I am sure this is the effect he was going for.  The stories I chose to read in this book were no exception.  This book was great if you are up for a little Edgar Allan Poe.

Of Monsters and Madness by Jessica Verday

Of Monsters and Madness by Jessica Verday 276 pages

Annabel Lee is summoned from Siam to live with her father in 1820's Philadelphia shortly after her mother's death, but an unconventional upbringing makes her repugnant to her angry, secretive father. Annabel becomes infatuated with her father's assistant Allan, who dabbles in writing when he's not helping with medical advancements. But in darker hours, when she's not to be roaming the house, she encounters the devilish assistant Edgar, who bears an uncanny resemblance to Allan, and who others insist doesn't exist.

A rash of murders across Philadelphia, coupled with her father's strange behavior, leads Annabel to satisfy her curiosity and uncover a terrible truth: Edgar and Allan are two halves of the same person - and they are about to make the crimes detailed in Allan's stories come to life. Unless Annabel stops them.