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Poe Returns
News that an ABC series with Edgar Allan Poe as its detective lead is intriguing and exciting, especially with dark mystery investigations on the agenda.
I'm sure the style, while the setting is historic, could resemble The X-Files and The Night Stalker revival with a little C. August Dupin-style ratiocination thrown in, but it's a little off-beat and innovative, and pays homage the father of many of the things I enjoy. I'll certainly sample it.
While it's to be written by Chistopher Hollier who's worked on Alias, the concept reminds me of a novel I enjoyed as a kid, a time when the idea of Poe and Poe's work were particularly thrilling.
I have mentioned it briefly here before though only in passing.
It's called Poe Must Die by the versatile Marc Olden who wrote thrillers of many stripes including a paperback series in the seventies, police procedurals and some wonderful Asian-themed thrillers including Dai-
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I'm sure the style, while the setting is historic, could resemble The X-Files and The Night Stalker revival with a little C. August Dupin-style ratiocination thrown in, but it's a little off-beat and innovative, and pays homage the father of many of the things I enjoy. I'll certainly sample it.
While it's to be written by Chistopher Hollier who's worked on Alias, the concept reminds me of a novel I enjoyed as a kid, a time when the idea of Poe and Poe's work were particularly thrilling.
I have mentioned it briefly here before though only in passing.
It's called Poe Must Die by the versatile Marc Olden who wrote thrillers of many stripes including a paperback series in the seventies, police procedurals and some wonderful Asian-themed thrillers including Dai-
Read the full post
