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The Poe Shadow
by Matthew Pearl
ISBN: 0739326252
ISBN-13: 9780739326251
Format: Hardcover
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Summary
The second historical thriller by the author of THE DANTE CLUB focuses on Quentin Clark, a young lawyer living in 1849 who, after reading about Poe's less-than-ceremonious funeral, becomes obsessed with finding out how the great writer really died. His quest takes him to Paris, where he tracks down the man he thinks is the real-life basis for one of Poe's fictional detectives, and enlists his help in finding out the truth.
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"Pearl masterfully combines fact with fiction and presents some genuinely new historical clues that help reconstruct Poe's final days."
"Admirably dense and atmospheric, but to get real pleasure out of this novel you have to have a passion for Poe and his period."
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Random House Large Print
Published date: 2006
Size: 6.75 x 10 inches
Weight: 1.95 pounds
Pages: 579
Publisher's Notes
In 1849 Baltimore, following the death of Edgar Allan Poe, Quentin Clark, a young city dweller fiercely loyal to his favorite author, discovers that Poe's final days had been marked by a series of bizarre, unanswered questions and, inspired by Poe's fictional detective C. Auguste Dupin, launches his own investigation to resolve the mystery of Poe's death. (Mystery & Detective)
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