IN THE SHADOW OF THE MASTER: CLASSIC TALES BY EDGAR ALLAN POE [Signed]

Connelly, Michael [Editor] Clarke, Harry [Illustrator] Jefferson Parker, T. [Author] Burke, Jan [Author] Block, Lawrence [Author] Parrish, P. J. [Author] Scottoline, Lisa [Author] Lippman, Laura [Author] King, Laurie R. [Author] Gerritsen, Tess [Author] King, Stephen [Author] Hamilton, Steve [Author] Hoch, Edward D. [Author] Robinson, Peter [Author] Rozan, S. J. [Author] DeMille, Nelson [Author] Paretsky, Sara [Author] Wambaugh, Joseph [Author] Cook, Thomas H. [Author] Deaver, Jeffrey [Author] Grafton, Sue [Author]

ISBN 10: 0061690392 / ISBN 13: 9780061690396

Published by William Morrow, New York, NY, 2009

About this Item

Octavo, xx, 389 pages. In Near Fine condition with a Near Fine condition dust jacket. Bright red spine with black lettering. Clear dust jacket with mild shelving wear. Signed by 5 contributors on 'Mystery Writers of America Presents' page. Shelved Alcove #1. 1382469. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Seller Inventory # 1382469

Bibliographic Details

Title: IN THE SHADOW OF THE MASTER: CLASSIC TALES ...

Publisher: William Morrow, New York, NY

Publication Date: 2009

Binding: Hardcover

Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: First Edition, First Printing.

About this title

Synopsis:

Collects sixteen outstanding works by the nineteenth-century master of the macabre, in a commemorative volume that is complemented by essays from twenty popular authors, including Stephen King, Nelson DeMille, Sue Grafton, and Lawrence Block. 25,000 first printing.

From the Back Cover:

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.

The Mystery Writers of America, founded in 1945, is the foremost organization for mystery writers and other professionals dedicated to the field of crime writing.