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3 stars 2 stars 1 star - Hardcover 384 Pages
- ISBN-10: 0436205459
- ISBN-13: 9780436205453
- Publisher: Random House
- Pub date: Jan 01, 2006
- Dimensions: 22 cm x 14 cm x 4 cm Just how big is that?
- Also available as: Paperback, Hardcover, Audio CD and Others
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This book had a good attention to detail as I learned a lot about Baltimore and Paris in the late 1840s-1850s. I did find that the plot sometimes dragged a bit as Quentin's personal fate overshadowed the mystery of Poe's death, but it was nicely wrapped up at the end. I also liked Pearl's notes at t ... Continue
This book had a good attention to detail as I learned a lot about Baltimore and Paris in the late 1840s-1850s. I did find that the plot sometimes dragged a bit as Quentin's personal fate overshadowed the mystery of Poe's death, but it was nicely wrapped up at the end. I also liked Pearl's notes at the end as he explains how he used actual newspaper quotes and letters throughout the narrative.