The Pale Blue Eye

The Pale Blue Eye is a 2006 novel by American writer Louis Bayard. The novel is a murder mystery set at West Point in 1830, where the young Edgar Allan Poe was a cadet. The book was nominated for both an Edgar and a Dagger. It was optioned for a film adaptation by writer-director Scott Cooper, starring Christian Bale and Harry Melling. References 2006 American novels American detective novels American mystery novels American novels adapted into films Cultural depictions of Edgar Allan Poe HarperCollins books Fiction set in 1830 Novels set in the 1830s Novels set in New York (state) United States Military Academy in fiction