The Pale Blue Eye
Author(s): Louis Bayard
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 Information
General Fields
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- : Harper Perennial
- : Harper Perennial
- : 0.336
- : 11 June 2007
- : 205mm X 134mm X 27mm
- : United States
- : books
Special Fields
- : 412
- : 813.54
- : Paperback / softback
- : Louis Bayard