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Pale Blue Eye
Pale Blue Eye | Louis Bayard
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"Shockingly clever and devoutly unsentimental...reads like a lost classic. Bayard reinvigorates historical fiction."- New York Times Book ReviewAn 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.
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BookBelle84
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I really enjoyed this one, I'm not sure why its rating is so low. The author does a great job of putting the reader into the story, and the sense of time is perfect. It reminded me of a cross between Sherlock Holmes and The Gods of Gotham. Now to watch the movie!
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mabell I was just in the bookstore tonight and heard the owner having to explain to a customer that they sold the last copy of this! How funny! 1y
BooksNBowls How was the movie? I‘ve been debating giving it a watch! 1y
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Ericalambbrown
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I bumped this up my TBR list so I could get it read before the movie comes out. I really liked it over all. It slogged along a bit in the middle, but it ended up as a pick for me overall. None of the characters are terribly likable so I can see where this may not be everyone‘s cup of tea. Solid, gritty historical crime novel.

AmyG Sounds good! 1y
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