It is the third of his three detective stories featuring the fictional C. Auguste Dupin, the other two being "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" and "The Mystery of Marie Rogêt".
É a terceira das súas historias de detectives nas que aparece o personaxe de C. Auguste Dupin, sendo as outras dúas "Os crimes da rúa Morgue" e "The Mystery of Marie Rogêt".