"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
Shipping:
£ 3.52
Within U.S.A.
Book Description Paperback. Condition: New. Seller Inventory # mon0000219348
Book Description Condition: New. Seller Inventory # 4998932-n
Book Description Paperback. Condition: New. Brand New!. Seller Inventory # 0812970128
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. I present to you . . . the truth about this mans death and my life.Baltimore, 1849. The body of Edgar Allan Poe has been buried in an unmarked grave. The public, the press, and even Poes own family and friends accept the conclusion that Poe was a second-rate writer who met a disgraceful end as a drunkard. Everyone, in fact, seems to believe this except a young Baltimore lawyer named Quentin Clark, an ardent admirer who puts his own career and reputation at risk in a passionate crusade to salvage Poes.As Quentin explores the puzzling circumstances of Poes demise, he discovers that the writers last days are riddled with unanswered questions the police are possibly willfully ignoring. Just when Poes death seems destined to remain a mystery, and forever sealing his ignominy, inspiration strikes Quentinin the form of Poes own stories. The young attorney realizes that he must find the one person who can solve the strange case of Poes death: the real-life model for Poes brilliant fictional detective character, C. Auguste Dupin, the hero of ingenious tales of crime and detection.In short order, Quentin finds himself enmeshed in sinister machinations involving political agents, a female assassin, the corrupt Baltimore slave trade, and the lost secrets of Poes final hours. With his own future hanging in the balance, Quentin Clark must turn master investigator himself to unchain his now imperiled fate from that of Poes.Following his phenomenal debut novel, The Dante Club, Matthew Pearl has once again crossed pitch-perfect literary history with innovative mystery to create a beautifully detailed, ingeniously plotted tale of suspense. Pearls groundbreaking researchfeaturing documented material never published beforeopens a new window on the truth behind Poes demise, literary historys most persistent enigma. The resulting novel is a publishing event that, through sublime craftsmanship, subtle wit, and devious twists, does honor to Poe himself Quentin Clark, an ardent admirer of Edgar Allan Poes work, puts his own career and reputation at risk in a passionate crusade to salvage Poes. Following his phenomenal debut, "The Dante Club," Pearl has again created a beautifully detailed, ingeniously plotted tale of suspense. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780812970128
Book Description Condition: New. . Seller Inventory # 52GZZZ01PRDC_ns
Book Description PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. Seller Inventory # IB-9780812970128
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Brand New Copy. Seller Inventory # BBB_new0812970128
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. New. Fast Shipping and good customer service. Seller Inventory # Holz_New_0812970128
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Buy for Great customer experience. Seller Inventory # GoldenDragon0812970128
Book Description Paperback. Condition: New. Reprint. Special order direct from the distributor. Seller Inventory # ING9780812970128