Publisher's Synopsis
Edgar Allan Poe, the great American author, is in danger. In a cry for help, he sends a coded message to his friend, William LaRue, the inspiration of his detective mysteries. Rushing to Edgar's aid, Will and his wife, Helen, find themselves entangled in a wide-sweeping plot of powerful men to gain control of the fledgling American continent. Can Will solve the puzzle and stop the power-hungry men before the evil rises over the country? Can anyone now crack Poe's cypher, unsolved save by William LaRue for over a century and a half?
