Karen Lee Street's writing is infused with a touch of the Gothic, stemming from her early years spent in a creaky old farmhouse. Her critically acclaimed historical mysteries feature the iconic Edgar Allan Poe and C. Auguste Dupin as they unravel perplexing crimes from the past. Street masterfully blends atmosphere and suspense, drawing readers into intricate plots that explore enduring enigmas and historical settings with a unique stylistic flair.
In this reimagined mystery, Poe and his fictional detective Dupin are friends who solve crimes together. Among anti-immigrant upheaval in Philadelphia in 1844, they are mystified by the arrival of a package of mummified bird parts and a young heiress in distress.
What if the great detective C. Auguste Dupin was not Edgar Allan Poe's fictional creation, but his friend?
'And I prayed that I would find a way to tell my most honorable friend, the Chevalier C. Auguste Dupin, the truth about how I had finally been murdered, and by whom.'