I am really in a slump here people. I am apparently plagued with the ability to pick out books with great premises that are never brought to fruition. This is what, the third book in a row that I made 3/4 of the way through and didn’t finish? I’m starting to think it’s not them, it’s me…nah, it’s them. The plot has a great set up in the beginning: cadet Edgar allen poe is brought in to help solve a twisted murder at the US naval academy crica 1830. What gets in the way is that for the rest of the book, nothing happens. There is no trail of clues to follow, and only one vilain to consider (well, maybe two). Instead we are treated to authorial excercises in character voice. Edgar Allan Poe as written couldn’t be more of a show-off blabber mouth.