 First edition | |
| Author | Matthew Pearl |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Mystery novel |
| Publisher | Random House |
Publication date | 2006 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Hardcover (first edition) |
| Pages | 384 pp (first edition hardcover) |
| ISBN | 1-4000-6103-2 |
| OCLC | 62331113 |
| 813/.6 22 | |
| LC Class | PS3616.E25 P64 2006 |
| Preceded by | The Dante Club |
| Followed by | The Last Dickens |
The Poe Shadow is a novel by Matthew Pearl, first published by Random House in 2006. It tells the story of one young lawyer's quest to solve the mystery of Edgar Allan Poe's death in 1849. It is a work of historical and literary fiction, where some previously unpublished details about the last days of Poe are conveyed through the thoughts and the actions of the main character, along with the generally shared ideas on Poe's death as of the publication date.