Description
"Shockingly clever and devoutly unsentimental . . . reads like a lost classic. Bayard reinvigorates historical fiction." -- New York Times Book Review
"Seemlessly blends Poe into an engrossing whodunit worthy of its inspiration. " -- USA Today
An ingenious tale of murder and revenge at West Point, featuring a retired detective and a young cadet named Edgar Allan Poe--from the author of Courting Mr. Lincoln. At West Point Academy in 1830, the calm of an October evening is shattered by the discovery of a young cadet's body swinging from a rope. The next morning, an even greater horror comes to light. Someone has removed the dead man's heart. Augustus Landor--who acquired some renown in his years as a New York City police detective--is called in to discreetly investigate. It's a baffling case Landor must pursue in secret, for the scandal could do irreparable damage to the fledgling institution. But he finds help from an unexpected ally--a moody, young cadet with a penchant for drink, two volumes of poetry to his name, and a murky past that changes from telling to telling. The strange and haunted Southern poet, for whom Landor develops a fatherly affection, is named Edgar Allan Poe.
Author: Louis Bayard
Publisher: Roca
Published: 01/24/2023
Pages: 448
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 9.50h x 6.00w x 1.30d
ISBN13: 9788419283597
ISBN10: 8419283592
Language: Spanish
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Mystery & Detective | Amateur Sleuth
- Fiction | Thrillers | Suspense
About the Author
En palabras del New York Times, Louis Bayard "revitaliza la ficción histórica", representando el pasado "como si lo hubiera presenciado de primera mano".Ha sido nominado para los premios Edgar y Dagger, y su historia, "Banana Triangle Six", fue elegida para The Best American Mystery Stories.Sus reseñas y artículos han aparecido en The New York Times, The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times y Salon.Instructor en la Universidad George Washington, Bayard es el presidente de los Premios PEN/Faulkner y fue el autor de los populares resúmenes de Downton Abbey para el New York Times.