The Pale Blue Eye av Louis Bayard

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<p><b>**Now a major Netflix film starring Christian Bale and Gillian Anderson**<br></b><br>April 19th, 1831. In two or three hours I''ll be dead.<br><br>So 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.<br><br>Fearing 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.<br><br>Full of drama and unexpected twists, <i>The Pale Blue Eye</i> is a brilliantly haunting and atmospheric historical mystery