The Mask of Red Death

Harold Schechter

earliest edition we have, 2004 Ballantine Books, 2004 308 pages

Suspense, intrigue, atmosphere, and vivid historical detail combine into a thrilling ride through nineteenth-century New York City in The Mask of Red Death. Harold Schechter delivers both a wonderfully accurate portrait of a city in turmoil and an irresistibly appealing depiction of his amateur sleuth Edgar Allan Poe, mirroring the master's writing style with wit and acumen.It is the sweltering summer of 1845, and th...

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The Mask of Red Death edition · 2005 · Ballantine Books · 320 pages · 9780449007228
The mask of red death edition · 2004 · Ballantine Books · 308 pages
The Mask of Red Death ebook · 2004 · Random House Publishing Group · 9780345478573

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