The Pale Blue Eye - (P.S.) by Louis Bayard (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>In this ingenious tale of murder and revenge at West Point, a retired New York City detective recruits a young cadet named Edgar Allan Poe to help him narrow down the suspects, even as they deal with their own personal demons.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><strong>"Shockingly clever and devoutly unsentimental...reads like a lost classic. Bayard reinvigorates historical fiction."</strong><strong>- New York Times Book Review</strong></p><p><strong></strong><strong>An 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.</strong></p><p>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. </p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p>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. </p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"(A) tour-de-force...intense and gripping ...(a) beautifully crafted thriller "--<em>Publishers Weekly</em> <strong>(starred review)</strong><br><br>"A superb, lyrically written yarn. Deft and delicious."--<em>Providence Journal</em><br><br>"Brilliantly plotted and completely absorbing, ending with the kind of shock that few novelists are able to deliver."--<em>Sunday Times</em> (London)<br><br>"Exquisitely rendered character study, imaginatively Gothic, compelling."--<em>Miami Herald</em><br><br>"Full of delightfully unexpected twists that continue to the very last pages of the novel."--<em>Denver Post</em><br><br>"Gruesomely entertaining."--<em>New York Times</em><br><br>"Ingenious...with a rich knowledge of Poe's life and work."--<em>Entertainment Weekly</em><br><br>"Seemlessly blends Poe into an engrossing whodunit worthy of its inspiration. "--<em>USA Today</em><br><br>"Skillful...lyrical...Moves methodically to the suspects, the motives, and the clues that twist and turn like the Hudson itself."--<em>Library Journal</em><br><br>"Shockingly clever and devoutly unsentimental...reads like a lost classic. Bayard reinvigorates historical fiction."--<em>New York Times Book Review</em><br><br>"A rich and finely wrought psychological study that is a fitting tribute to Poe himself."--The Straits Times (Singapore)<br><br>"An uncanny and original portrait. Captures the imagination with exquisite details and a compelling, disquieting story."--Denver Rocky Mountain News<br><br>"Another literary tour de force....At novel's end, the reader may want to start again from the beginning."--Kirkus Reviews (Starred)<br><br>"Bayard has produced a nuanced, wonderfully written tale, one worthy of the old master himself."--Baltimore Sun<br><br>"Finely executed prose...An exquisitely rendered character study, imaginatively gothic, compelling."--Memphis Commercial Appeal<br><br>"Gracefully written...Bayard's prose flows like silk, weightless but enveloping, and never shows its seams.--Salon.com<br><br>"Poe, an exacting critic...would have been impressed by Bayard's intelligence and fluidity as a writer."--Oregonian<br><br>"Recommended. This novel is moody and rich in historic detail."--Tucson Citizen<br><br>"This book has it all--prose, plot and a terrifying conclusion...it will have you guessing to the very end."--Hamilton Spectator (Canada)<br><br>"Well-wrought and suspenseful."--Buffalo News<br><br>"What makes this more than a well-crafted thriller...is Bayard's gift for language. He paints incredibly vivid pictures."--Atlanta Journal-Constitution<br><br>"Worthy of...high praise."--Bookreporter.com<br>
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