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Kaitlyn Notabartolo
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“Poe is one of the author's I've always regarded as a mixed bag. He's classic enough to be accessible, and edgy enough to be a 'not like other girls' author to spice up your shelves. I think that he's at his best when he's writing his short fiction, as several stories have haunted me all my life. I fell in love with The Tell-Tale Heart in grade school, the Cask of Amontillado in high school, the Black Cat in college, and Masque of the Red Death during the pandemic.
Even after all this time, the man still haunts me with his understanding of the morbid parts of the human mind. The commentary on his best stories in the collection also give some modern flair to the tales, along with the breadth of authors he's influenced. Unfortunately, there are some clunkers too. I've never been a huge fan of Murders in the Rue Morgue, as its far more telling than showing. The overt racism in the Gold-Bug has always rubbed me the wrong way, and its by no means a concise story, even if the puzzle aspect is really cool. I've got another collection of Poe's finer-tuned work that I aim to keep on my shelves instead of this book.”
Malissa Moench
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“I picked this up to just read, "The Fall of the House of Usher", but got sucked in to Poe's writing by an essay on Poe. And wow, was he a master or what? I loved reading his material. The essays by others were hit or miss, but this book is a great introduction to Poe. I love him!”
Brandon Carr
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Jeffery Deaver
Jeffery Deaver (b. 1950) is an American author of thrillers. Born near Chicago, Illinois, he practiced law before writing his first novel,
, in 1988. This story of Rune, a video-store clerk who investigates a client’s murder, established Deaver’s talent for psychological suspense. He wrote two more novels starring Rune before moving on to
(1992), which introduced location scout and amateur sleuth John Pellam.
(1997) kicked off a long-running series starring paralyzed detective Lincoln Rhyme; this debut title was made into a film starring Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie in 1999.
Deaver alternates his Rhyme novels with standalone books such as
(2004) and
(2010), as well as a series about body-language analyst Kathryn Dance. In addition to his success as an author, Deaver is an accomplished folk musician, and recorded an album to accompany
(2012), the third Kathryn Dance novel. He lives in New York City.
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