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The Pale Blue Eye

By Louis Bayard

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The Pale Blue Eye

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Now a Netflix film starring Christian Bale, Harry Melling, and Gillian Anderson "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.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
448
Release Date:
2007-06-01
Publication Date:
2007-06-12
Publisher:
William Morrow & Company
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0060733985
ISBN13:
9780060733988
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
561 g
Height:
133 cm
Width:
203 cm
Thickness:
27 cm
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