Imagine carrying out Edgar Allen Poe's short stories and poems. Imagine the horror that
you would see. This is the premise of the novel, For Edgar.
Elizabeth Taylor Hewitt, an Illinois state police agent, is trying to solve terrifying
murders that are based on Poe's works. She needs to enlist the help of her former lover
Scott Gregory -who just happens to be a Poe expert- in order to solve the murders. Will
they be able to solve these horrific murders before several more women are killed or injured?
Wow. Just the concept of writing murders based on Poe is an excellent idea. Mr. Rusch
does a fantastic job in creating a book with terror, horror, and mystery wrapped up into
one package. The environment of an Illinois small town works for the murders based on
Poe's writings, but any small town would do. The characterization of Elizabeth Taylor
Hewitt is fantastic. People with similar senses of humor can easily pick up on the subtlety
and the reader is kept guessing right up until the end.
For a fan of Poe or of a good murder mystery, For Edgar should be a consideration.