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Nevermore

by Harold Schechter
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Praised by Caleb Carr for his "brilliantly detailed and above all riveting" true-crime writing, Harold Schechter brings his expertise to a marvelous work of fiction. Superbly rendering the 1830s Baltimore of Edgar Allan Poe, Schechter taps into the dark genius of that legendary author — and follows a labyrinthine path into the heart of a most heinous crime.
Nevermore
A literary critic known for his scathing pen, Edgar Allan Poe is a young struggling writer, plagued by dreadful ruminations and horrific visions. Suddenly he is plunged into an adventure beyond his wildest fantasies — a quest for a killer through Baltimore's highest and lowest streets and byways. A string of ghastly murders is linked by one chilling clue — a cryptic word scrawled in blood. It is a terrifying lure that ensnares Poe in a deadly investigation. And along the way, his own macabre literary imagination is sparked as he unveils dark realities stranger than any fiction...
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Series: Edgar Allan Poe Mystery Publisher: Pocket Books

Kindle Book

  • Release date: June 29, 2010

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  • ISBN: 9781451617917
  • Release date: June 29, 2010

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  • ISBN: 9781451617917
  • File size: 2266 KB
  • Release date: June 29, 2010
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Kindle Book
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subjects

Classic Literature Fiction Literature Historical Fiction

Languages

English

Levels

ATOS Level:10.6
Interest Level:9-12(UG)
Text Difficulty:9-10

Praised by Caleb Carr for his "brilliantly detailed and above all riveting" true-crime writing, Harold Schechter brings his expertise to a marvelous work of fiction. Superbly rendering the 1830s Baltimore of Edgar Allan Poe, Schechter taps into the dark genius of that legendary author — and follows a labyrinthine path into the heart of a most heinous crime.
Nevermore
A literary critic known for his scathing pen, Edgar Allan Poe is a young struggling writer, plagued by dreadful ruminations and horrific visions. Suddenly he is plunged into an adventure beyond his wildest fantasies — a quest for a killer through Baltimore's highest and lowest streets and byways. A string of ghastly murders is linked by one chilling clue — a cryptic word scrawled in blood. It is a terrifying lure that ensnares Poe in a deadly investigation. And along the way, his own macabre literary imagination is sparked as he unveils dark realities stranger than any fiction...
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Classic Literature Fiction Literature Historical Fiction