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Set in the sweltering summer of 1845 in New York City, Harold Schechter’s mystery follows Edgar Allan Poe as he probes the brutal murders of two girls and a third victim, discovering a cannibal concealed among the city’s populace. Poe’s investigation leads him to suspect P.T. Barnum’s exhibit, a man named Chief Wolf Bear, and ultimately to a conspiracy that extends to the highest political echelons. The novel blends vivid historical detail with suspense and intrigue.
First publish date: 2004
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Historical Mystery
Authors: Harold Schechter
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