Author: Edgar Allan Poe, Jr.
Born: 2 September 1896
Died: 3 June 1983
Bio: Edgar Allan Poe, Jr., was born in Baltimore, Maryland, to Edgar Allan Poe (1872-1961) and Annye Thornton (neé McCay) Poe (1867-1928). He was born 87 years after his illustrious namesake, Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849), and he is related to Mr. Poe through both sides of his family. Edgar married Katharine M. (neé Richards) Poe and had one son, Edgar Allan "Pudge" Poe III (1925-2011).

The mystery story has changed since Edgar Allan Poe published the first mystery story, *Murders in the Rue Morgue*, which is still judged a masterpiece in the field. Edgar Allan Poe, Jr., modeled his first mystery novel, *The Party House Murders*, after the technique of the hard-boiled sleuth popular in modern American fiction.

Source: [Find A Grave](https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62282914/edgar-allan-poe) and [Facsimile Dust Jackets, LLC](https://www.dustjackets.com/pages/books/2567/edgar-allan-poe-jr/house-party-murders-the)