Poe Edgar Allan. In the Shadow of the Master: Classic Tales

This anthology was edited by Michael Connelly. His essay is called "Once Upon a Midnight Dreary."
A collection of stories by thriller master Edgar Allan Poe with essays by beloved and bestselling writers, to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Poe's birth. Authors involved include Michael Connelly, Jeffery Deaver, Nelson DeMille, Tess Gerritsen, Sue Grafton, Stephen King, Lisa Scottoline, Laura Lippman, and twelve others.About Edgar Allan Poe.
About the Mystery Writers of America’s Edgar Award.
About the Illustrator.
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 Lippamn.
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.
Poe in G Minor by Jeffrey Deaver.
Excerpt from The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket.
How I Became an Edgar Allan Poe Convert by Sue Grafton.Michael Connelly's BiographyFew 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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