Taking a few days off from work, I actually grabbed a recent
U.S. News and World Report magazine (July 3-10 to be exact) with the cover story about having a "stress-free summer." I didn't get to give the magazine a thorough read but it did include a couple of nice mystery titles for the summer reader in all of us. That is if you'd like novels taking a fun spin with a mystery story involving actual writers in historical fictional stories. The first title is
The Poe Shadow: a novel by Matthew Pearl.
From the PLCMC library's catalog, the summary is as follows: In 1849 Baltimore, following the death of Edgar Allan Poe, Quentin Clark discovers that Poe's final days had been marked by a series of bizarre, unanswered questions and launches his own investigation to resolve the mystery of Poe's death. The book is 370 pages. The other title is
The Chinatown Death Cloud Peril by Paul Malmont.
Again from the library catalog, the summary reads: Meeting regularly at a New York City tavern, rival authors Walter and Lester debate the nature of L. Ron Hubbard's fictional works and become embroiled in a pulp adventure of their own involving a madman who would create a new global empire. The novel's authors are popluar and successful in the pulp fiction genrie--Walter Gibson, creator of "The Shadow" and Lester Dent, creator of "Doc Savage." The book is 371 pages.
From the PLCMC library's catalog, the summary is as follows: In 1849 Baltimore, following the death of Edgar Allan Poe, Quentin Clark discovers that Poe's final days had been marked by a series of bizarre, unanswered questions and launches his own investigation to resolve the mystery of Poe's death. The book is 370 pages. The other title is The Chinatown Death Cloud Peril by Paul Malmont. 
Again from the library catalog, the summary reads: Meeting regularly at a New York City tavern, rival authors Walter and Lester debate the nature of L. Ron Hubbard's fictional works and become embroiled in a pulp adventure of their own involving a madman who would create a new global empire. The novel's authors are popluar and successful in the pulp fiction genrie--Walter Gibson, creator of "The Shadow" and Lester Dent, creator of "Doc Savage." The book is 371 pages.
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