In the Shadow of the Master
Anthology (Multiple Authors)Few have crafted stories as haunting as those by Edgar Allan Poe. Collected here to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Poe's birth are sixteen of his best tales accompanied by twenty essays from beloved authors, including T. Jefferson Parker, Lawrence Block, Sara Paretsky, and Joseph Wambaugh, among others, on how Poe has changed their life and work.
Michael Connelly recounts the inspiration he drew from Poe's poetry while researching one of his books. Stephen King reflects on Poe's insight into humanity's dark side in "The Genius of 'The Tell-Tale Heart.'" Jan Burke recalls her childhood terror during late-night reading sessions. Tess Gerritsen, Nelson DeMille, and others remember the classic B-movie adaptations of Poe's tales. And in "The Thief," Laurie R. King complains about how Poe stole all the good ideas... or maybe he just thought of them first.
Powerful and timeless, In the Shadow of the Master is a celebration of one of the greatest literary minds of all time.
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STORIES:
What Poe Hath Wrought by Michael Connelly
A Descent into the Maelström
On Edgar Allan Poe by T. Jefferson Parker
The Cask of Amontillado
Under the Covers with Fortunato and Montresor by Jan Burke
The Curse of Amontillado by Lawrence Block
The Black Cat
Pluto’s Heritage by P. J. Parrish
William Wilson
Identity Crisis by Lisa Scottoline
Manuscript Found in a Bottle
In a Strange City: Baltimore and the Poe Toaster by Laura Lippman
The Fall of the House of Usher
Once Upon a Midnight Dreary by Michael Connelly
The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar
The Thief by Laurie R. King
Ligeia
Poe and Me at the Movies by Tess Gerritsen
The Tell-Tale Heart
The Genius of “The Tell-Tale Heart” by Stephen King
The First Time by Steve Hamilton
The Pit and the Pendulum
The Pit, the Pendulum, and Perfection by Edward D. Hoch
The Pit and the Pendulum at the Palace by Peter Robinson
The Masque of the Red Death
Edgar Allan Poe, Mark Twain, and Me by S. J. Rozan
The Murders in the Rue Morgue
The Quick and the Undead by Nelson DeMille
The Gold-Bug
Imagining Edgar Allan Poe by Sara Paretsky
The Raven
Rantin’ and Ravin’ by Joseph Wambaugh
A Little Thought on Poe by Thomas H. Cook
The Bells
Poe in G Minor by Jeffery Deaver
Excerpt from The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket
How I Became an Edgar Allan Poe Convert by Sue Grafton