by Andrew Taylor · HarperCollins Publishers · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780007109609
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«The American Boy» is the historical suspense novel by Andrew Taylor, published by HarperCollins Publishers in paperback (512 pages, in English).
In 1819 England, Thomas Shield, a new master at a school near London, tutors an enigmatic American pupil and his friend Charles Frant. A death in the alleys connects Thomas Shield to the Frant family; amid passions, money, and lies, young Edgar Allan Poe guards a secret that could change everything.
Originally published in 2003 and awarded the CWA Historical Dagger; this paperback edition appeared in 2004.
For readers of historical fiction and mystery, especially those interested in the figure of Edgar Allan Poe.
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.
