The Pale Blue Eye: A Novel

Bayard, Louis

ISBN 10 : 0060733985 ISBN 13 : 9780060733988

Editeur : William Morrow Paperbacks, 2007

Synopsis

Book by Bayard Louis

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

“Shockingly clever and devoutly unsentimental...reads like a lost classic. Bayard reinvigorates historical fiction.”- New York Times Book Review

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.

Revue de presse :

“Shockingly clever and devoutly unsentimental...reads like a lost classic. Bayard reinvigorates historical fiction.” (New York Times Book Review)

“Another literary tour de force....At novel’s end, the reader may want to start again from the beginning.” (Kirkus Reviews (Starred))

“(A) tour-de-force...intense and gripping ...(a) beautifully crafted thriller ” (Publishers Weekly (starred review))

“Ingenious...with a rich knowledge of Poe’s life and work.” (Entertainment Weekly)

“Seemlessly blends Poe into an engrossing whodunit worthy of its inspiration. ” (USA Today)

“Exquisitely rendered character study, imaginatively Gothic, compelling.” (Miami Herald)

“Gracefully written...Bayard’s prose flows like silk, weightless but enveloping, and never shows its seams. (Salon.com)

“Bayard has produced a nuanced, wonderfully written tale, one worthy of the old master himself.” (Baltimore Sun)

“An uncanny and original portrait. Captures the imagination with exquisite details and a compelling, disquieting story.” (Denver Rocky Mountain News)

“Gruesomely entertaining.” (New York Times)

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: William Morrow Paperbacks
• Date d'édition: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0060733985
• ISBN 13: 9780060733988
• Reliure: Livre broché
• Nombre de pages: 448