单选题 Who was named the "Father of the American detective stories"?
A. Nathaniel Hawthorne B. Herman Melville
C. Edgar Allan Poe D. James Fenimore Cooper

【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】Edgar Allan Poe(埃德加·爱伦·坡)被认为是“美国侦探小说之父”。