The Pale Blue Eye
Louis Bayard
HarperPerennial (2007)
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#2995
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Suspense
Historical Fiction, Mystery Fiction, Poe, Edgar Allan, Police, West Point (N.Y.)
Trade Paperback 9780060733988
English
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.
Product Details
Dewey 813
Cover Price $14.95
No. of Pages 448
Height x Width 7.9 x 5.3  inch
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