{"product_id":"9781399810050","title":"The Pale Blue Eye","description":"Author: Louis Bayard\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781399810050\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: John Murray\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 10 Jan 2023\u003cbr\u003ePages: 432\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e**Now a major Netflix film starring Christian Bale and Gillian Anderson**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eApril 19th, 1831. In two or three hours I'll be dead.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo begins the chilling last testament of Gus Landor, a retired New York City police constable, whose numerous talents include code-breaking, riot control and the 'gloveless interrogation'. A young cadet has been found hanged at a military academy on the shores of the Hudson River. Before his body could be buried, however, it was stolen and his heart brutally carved out.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFearing a scandal, the top brass at West Point have summoned Landor to help catch the culprit, and keep his discoveries away from prying eyes. As Landor embarks on a thrilling adventure to solve the case, he uncovers a series of dark secrets and finds unlikely assistance in the form of a mischievous young cadet named Edgar Allan Poe.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFull of drama and unexpected twists, \u003ci\u003eThe Pale Blue Eye\u003c\/i\u003e is a brilliantly haunting and atmospheric historical mystery.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u0026amp;#128065; 'Brilliantly plotted and completely absorbing, ending with the kind of shock that few novelists are able to deliver' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u0026amp;#128065; 'Bayard's shockingly clever and devoutly unsentimental new mystery reads like a lost classic . . . Bayard reinvigorates historical fiction, rendering the 19th century as if he'd witnessed it firsthand' \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47857167663262,"sku":"ADS-9781399810050","price":22.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781399810050.jpg?v=1781482498","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781399810050","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}