The Man Who Killed Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe, one of the great American writers, died a mysterious death in 1849. Found delirious on the streets of Baltimore wearing someone else’s clothes, Edgar was admitted to Washington Medical Center where he died without explaining what had happened. Even his medical records and death certificate have been lost to history, when the hospital burned down later.Alexander Reynolds has been known by many names in his long life, the most famous of which is Lazarus, the man raised from the dead by Christ. Matthew Cromwell is another resurrected being living an extended life. Eternal life has its cost, though, whether or not Alexander and Matthew want to pay it. Alexander has already seen Matthew kill Edgar’s mother, and he is determined to keep the same fate from befalling Edgar. From the time of Christ to the modern days of the Poe Toaster, The Man Who Killed Edgar Allan Poe is a sweeping novel of love, terror, and mystery that could have come from the imagination of Edgar Allan Poe himself."Impressively original, exceptionally well written, absolutely absorbing from beginning to end, 'The Man Who Killed Edgar Allan Poe' showcases author J. R. Rada's outstanding skills as a novelist. " - Reviewer's Bookwatch"...this fictional nail-biting account of the two men whose blood feud brought about Edgar's death. ... it's a great ride through suspense, horror, and mystery - worthy of the writer for whom the novel takes license." - Allegany Magazine

Literature & Fiction

Rada, J. R.

Genre Fiction

A I M Publishing Group

Chris Alten was a 13-year-old athlete until a car accident kills his father and leaves Chris confined to a wheelchair. His world has suddenly shrunk in size and he cannot adjust to the changes. He takes his frustration out on his mother and his friends.Then he meets a new friend who seems to know everything about Chris. Although Harvey is mysterious, Chris begins to open up and once again be happy.Then he and another friend, Ashlyn Jacobsen, discover Harvey is an artificial intelligence program created by Chris's dead father. Alive or not, Harvey still proves himself a friend to both Chris and Ashlyn.Chris learns that cyber-terrorists killed his father searching for Harvey, and they are still searching for the program. Their hunt begins in cyberspace. There, Harvey is near all powerful and Chris can walk, but when the hunt moves into the real world, Harvey is powerless and Chris is crippled.Chris and Ashlyn must decide whether preserving a computer program is worth the risk against cyber-terrorists who have show they are willing to kill.J. R. Rada is an award-winning writer whom Midwest Book Review calls "a writer of considerable and deftly expressed storytelling talent."

A Byte-Sized Friend (Hackers)

Edgar Allan Poe, one of the great American writers, died a mysterious death in 1849. Found delirious on the streets of Baltimore and wearing clothes that were not his own, Edgar was admitted to Washington Medical Center where he died without explaining what had happened to himself. Even his medical records and death certificate have been lost to history. This is the story of the two men whose blood feud brought about Edgar's death. Alexander Reynolds and Matthew Cromwell have both lived many lives under many names. They are men of biblical renown, resurrected men who, having died once, can no longer die until the foretold Second Coming. Eternal life has its cost, though, whether or not Alexander and Matthew want to pay it. Alexander has already seen Matthew kill Edgar's mother and he is determined to keep the same fate from befalling Edgar. From the time of Christ to the modern days of the Poe Toaster, The Man Who Killed Edgar Allan Poe is a sweeping novel of love, terror, and mystery that could have come from the imagination of Edgar Allan Poe himself.

Legacy Publishing

Welcome to Peaceful Journey Funeral Home where the journey from life to death can be anything but peaceful. The viewing rooms bear the names of heavenly glory as found in the different religions of the world, but it is a long-forgotten religion that controls Peaceful Journey. Owner Bruce Godsey tries his best to comfort the mourners who visit, but he has seen a lot more than he can admit. Would mourners find peace in knowing that the corpses come alive at night or that ghosts cannibalize each other? And those are just the easiest oddities to accept at the funeral home.The oddities don't come from the fact that Peaceful Journey is a funeral home. It's the land on which the building sits. The ancient people who once lived on the land and performed their religious ceremonies were extinct long before Native Americans arrived to claim the land. However, the spirits of these ancient ones still roam the land, and the remnants of their mysticism has found expression in the rooms of Peaceful Journey.Here, a hand can still be connected to its unseen body on the other side of the veil, but the body of what sort of being? Ghostly beings can walk among other ghosts without being seen. The newly departed learned that life continues, though it may be in an unexpected form.Welcome to Peaceful Journey is a collection of 11 short stories written by award-winning author J. R. Rada. This collection also includes a preview of The Man Who Killed Edgar Allan Poe.

Welcome to Peaceful Journey

Travel

Teen & Young Adult

AIM Publishing Group

Beast: The Complete Series

Shades & Shadows: Catoctin Tall Tales & Short Stories

United States

A I M Publishing

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