![]() Their first morning together in Paris, Dupin fits them “out like frontiersman” and refuses to divulge their destination. While I did not fully support my friend’s desire to end the life of his foe, it was not difficult to understand why he so despised him, for Valdemar had sent Dupin’s paternal grandparents to the guillotine, had murdered his mother and provoked the death of his father. I have information regarding the whereabouts of the man who wishes you ill and believe the letters will prove useful.Īlthough it is not necessary to have read the earlier books in the series to enjoy this one, some background might be useful. You know the ones of which I speak-your legacy. May I also suggest that you bring the letters. With your assistance, I will at last prevail against my nemesis. I have made some discoveries that I believe will enable me to receive justice for all I have endured. Dupin’s missive may come as a relief.Įnclosed you will find a ticket to sail on the twenty-seventh of June, from Philadelphia to Le Havre. Poe his mother-in-law, Muddy and his beloved cat, Catterina, are haunted by memories of Poe’s late wife, Sissy. In June 1849, Poe, now a widower, receives a plea from his partner in detection, the Chevalier C. Poe and Dupin were last together in Philadelphia in 1844. Edgar Allan Poe and the Empire of the Dead by Karen Lee Street is the third novel in the Poe and Dupin series, a thrilling historical mystery about mesmerism and magic, the shadows of the past, and the endurance of love.
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