Book #909, The Purloined Letter, is an extremely short story by Edgar Allan Poe. I think it is a total of 15 pages, but still manages to be yawn-worthy at times. While Dupin is Poe's all-knowing detective, Conan Doyle did that type of character much better with Sherlock Holmes. While I agree that some of Poe's works are quite important literary contributions, I find that in many of his stories he spends too much time explaining things that really aren't that important or interesting. Case in point - a police inspector asks Dupin for help regarding a case involving a letter stolen from a female person of dignitary importance. The inspector knows who stole the letter but cannot find it even after searching the thief's residence. Dupin then spends several pages explaining how easy the letter was to find. Blah blah blah. At least the story was over quickly.
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