The Pale Blue Eye: A Novel
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...
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Top tags: historical fiction, mystery, fiction, thrillers, edgar allen poe and a west point murder
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