Matthew Pearl takes a novel approach to Edgar Allan Poe's mysterious death in The Poe Shadow, in which he blends fact and fiction in the style of his bestselling debut, The Dante Club. In 1849 Baltimore, the public and press are ready to dismiss Poe in the wake of his tawdry demise. But lawyer and admirer Quentin Clark is determined to discover what really happened to the writer, and to ensure that his work does not suffer the fate of so many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore. (Borders Newsletter - and they have it 30% off too, incause you're interested.)
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