Edgar Allan Poe and the Empire of the Dead: A Poe and Dupin Mystery
Karen Lee Street
(Author)
21,000+ Reviews
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Description
A thrilling historical mystery about mesmerism and magic, the shadows of the past, and the endurance of love--the third novel in the author's acclaimed Poe and Dupin series. "And I prayed that I would find a way to tell my most honorable friend, the Chevalier C. Auguste Dupin, the truth about how I had finally been murdered and by whom."--EAP Summer, 1849. When Edgar Allan Poe travels to Paris to help his dear friend hunt down the elusive criminal who bought the Dupin family to ruin during the French Revolution, the sleuthing duo are engaged by the prefect of police to recover the stolen letter of an infamous Parisian salonnière. Is the thief one of the French literary greats who attend her salons, or might it be Dupin's own enemy who is scheming to become the Emperor of France? Poe and Dupin are quickly embroiled in a deadly cat and mouse game that takes them to the treacherous tunnels of the city's necropolis, where few who venture into the notorious Empire of the Dead manage to return from the darkness... The third in the author's critically acclaimed Edgar Allan Poe series, Empire of the Dead is a thrilling historical mystery about alchemy, mesmerism and magic, the shadows of the past, and the endurance of love.
Product Details
Price
$25.95
$24.13
Publisher
Pegasus Crime
Publish Date
May 05, 2020
Pages
352
Dimensions
5.8 X 8.2 X 1.2 inches | 0.9 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9781643134222
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About the Author
Karen Lee Street was born in America but has lived in London for most of her adult life. She recently moved to Australia. Edgar Allan Poe and the London Monster is her first novel.
Reviews
"The terrific concluding volume of Street's Poe trilogy. Street fulfills the promise of the tantalizing opening with a twisty and nail-biting plot. Fans of other superior fictional treatments of Poe will be enthralled."-- "Publishers Weekly (starred)"
"In a brisk, vivid narrative that includes magic, alchemy, metempsychosis (the transfer of souls between bodies), and the pain of loss, Street details new life for Dupin, and for Poe, a reunion with his beloved. Superlative historical mystery, capturing the tone of the time and Poe's lasting literary legacy."-- "Booklist (starred)"
"A juicy gothic potboiler."-- "Kirkus Reviews"
"Edgar Allan Poe once again plays detective in Street's excellent sequel. Street enhances the Grand Guignol plot with a plausible and empathetic portrayal of her lead."-- "Publishers Weekly (starred) [praise for the Poe and Dupin Series]"
"Street excels at seamlessly joining history and fiction, displaying a literary style not unlike Poe's, complete with touches of the macabre and melodramatic."-- "Library Journal [praise for the Poe and Dupin Series]"
"Street's slightly self-deprecating and occasionally darkly humorous narrative echoes Poe's style and fashions him as the somewhat unwilling hero of his own story."-- "BookPage [praise for the Poe and Dupin Series]"
"In a brisk, vivid narrative that includes magic, alchemy, metempsychosis (the transfer of souls between bodies), and the pain of loss, Street details new life for Dupin, and for Poe, a reunion with his beloved. Superlative historical mystery, capturing the tone of the time and Poe's lasting literary legacy."-- "Booklist (starred)"
"A juicy gothic potboiler."-- "Kirkus Reviews"
"Edgar Allan Poe once again plays detective in Street's excellent sequel. Street enhances the Grand Guignol plot with a plausible and empathetic portrayal of her lead."-- "Publishers Weekly (starred) [praise for the Poe and Dupin Series]"
"Street excels at seamlessly joining history and fiction, displaying a literary style not unlike Poe's, complete with touches of the macabre and melodramatic."-- "Library Journal [praise for the Poe and Dupin Series]"
"Street's slightly self-deprecating and occasionally darkly humorous narrative echoes Poe's style and fashions him as the somewhat unwilling hero of his own story."-- "BookPage [praise for the Poe and Dupin Series]"
