Bibliograph

The pale blue eye, a novel, Louis Bayard

Type

Label

The pale blue eye, a novel, Louis Bayard

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

novels

Main title

The pale blue eye

Responsibility statement

Louis Bayard

Sub title

a novel

Summary

April 19th, 1831. In two or three hours I'll be dead. So begins the chilling last testament of Gus Landor, a retired New York City police constable, whose numerous talents include code-breaking, riot control and the 'gloveless interrogation'. A young cadet has been found hanged at a military academy on the shores of the Hudson River. Before his body could be buried, however, it was stolen and his heart brutally carved out. Fearing a scandal, the top brass at West Point have summoned Landor to help catch the culprit, and keep his discoveries away from prying eyes. As Landor embarks on a thrilling adventure to solve the case, he uncovers a series of dark secrets and finds unlikely assistance in the form of a mischievous young cadet named Edgar Allan Poe

Target audience

adult

Creator