In the Shadow of the Master
Subtitle: Classic Tales by Edgar Allan Poe
By: by Edgar Allan Poe ; and essays by Jeffery Deaver ... [et al.] ; edited by Michael Connelly ; illustrations by Harry Clarke.
Contributors: Deaver, Jeffery.; Connelly, Michael, 1956-; Mystery Writers of America.
Edition: 1st ed. (1)
Publisher: William Morrow
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 389
ISBN-13: 9780061690396
Copyright date: 2009
Subjects: Poe, Edgar Allan, -- 1809-1849; Horror tales, American
Other titles: Mystery Writers of America presents In the shadow of the master
Description: Few have crafted stories as haunting as those by Edgar Allan Poe. Collected here to commemorate the 200th anniversary of foe'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.
--back cover
Notes: USA/CANADA
Table of contents: title: A descent into the maelstrom; title: On Edgar Allan Poe / by T. Jefferson Parker; title: The cask of Amontillado; title: Under the covers with Fortunato and Montresor / by Jan Burke; title: The curse of Amontillado / by Lawrence Block; title: The black cat; title: Pluto's heritage / by P.J. Parrish; title: William Wilson; title: Identity crisis / by Lisa Scottoline; title: Manuscript found in a bottle; title: In a strange city : the Poe toaster and me / by Laura Lippman; title: The fall of the house of Usher; title: Once upon a midnight dreary / by Michael Connelly; title: The facts in the case of M. Valdemar; title: The Poe effect / by Laurie R. King; title: Ligeia; title: Poe and me at the movies / by Tess Gerritsen; title: The tell-tale heart; title: The genius of the tell-tale heart / by Stephen King; title: The first time / by Steve Hamilton; title: The pit and the pendulum; title: The pit, the pendulum, and perfection / by Edward D. Hoch; title: The pit and the pendulum at the Palace / by Peter Robinson; title: The masque of the red death; title: Edgar Allan Poe, Mark Twain, and me / by S.J. Rozan; title: The murders in the Rue Morgue; title: The quick and the undead / by Nelson DeMille; title: The gold-bug; title: Imagining Edgar Allan Poe / by Sara Paretsky; title: The raven; title: Rantin' and ravin' / by Joseph Wambaugh; title: A little thought on Poe / by Thomas H. Cook; title: The bells; title: Poe in G minor / by Jeffrey Deaver; title: Excerpt from The narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym; title: How I became an Edgar Allan Poe convert / by Sue Grafton.