PEARL, Matthew - The Poe Shadow - (Excellent Hardcover in Wrapper)

Book and wrapper in great condition - Looks unread to me.    >>>   Through the eyes of a Baltimore lawyer named Quentin Clark, Pearl opens a new window on the truth behind Poes demise, literary historys most persistent enigma.   -    I present to you . . . the truth about this mans death and my life.   -   Baltimore, 1849. The body of Edgar Allan Poe has been buried in an unmarked grave. The public, the press, and even Poes own family and friends accept the conclusion that Poe was a second-rate writer who met a disgraceful end as a drunkard. Everyone, in fact, seems to believe this except a young Baltimore lawyer named Quentin Clark, an ardent admirer who puts his own career and reputation at risk in a passionate crusade to salvage Poes.   -   As Quentin explores the puzzling circumstances of Poes demise, he discovers that the writers last days are riddled with unanswered questions the police are possibly willfully ignoring. Just when Poes death seems destined to remain a mystery, and forever sealing his ignominy, inspiration strikes Quentinin the form of Poes own stories. The young attorney realizes that he must find the one person who can solve the strange case of Poes death: the real-life model for Poes brilliant fictional detective character, C. Auguste Dupin, the hero of ingenious tales of crime and detection.   (Goodreads)