by Andrew Taylor · Le Cherche Midi · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782749116082
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«L'Esprit des morts» is the historical suspense novel by Andrew Taylor, published by Le Cherche Midi in paperback (647 pages, in French).
In 1819 London, Thomas Shield works as tutor to Edgar Poe and his friend Charles Frant. Shield, drawn to Charles's mother, becomes trapped when a man turns up dead and clues point to the Frant family. The plot blends fiction and reality in the London that Edgar Allan Poe knew.
This French translation by Françoise Smith was published on 9 June 2016. The original English title is The American Boy.
For readers of historical crime fiction and suspense set in 1819 London, with Edgar Allan Poe as a key figure in the plot.
Andrew Taylor is a British author best known for his crime and historical novels, which include the Lydmouth series, the Roth Trilogy and historical novels such as the number-one best-selling The American Boy and The Ashes of London. His accolades include the Diamond Dagger, Britain's top crime-writing award.
