Description
In the aftermath of Edgar Allan Poe’s mysterious death in 1849 Baltimore, a young lawyer becomes determined to uncover what truly happened to the troubled author. His investigation leads him across a shadowy landscape of conflicting accounts, dangerous secrets, and literary obsession as he searches for the real-life inspiration behind Poe’s legendary detective C. Auguste Dupin. Blending historical mystery with richly imagined suspense, the novel explores the boundaries between fact and fiction, the power of reputation, and the enduring fascination of Poe’s dark legacy.
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ebook
Random House Publishing Group
Published Jan 1, 2006
453 pages
ISBN: 9781588365170
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First Published
2006
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The Poe Shadow by Matthew Pearl.