''Nevermore'' is a historical

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novel by

William Hjortsberg William Reinhold "Gatz" Hjortsberg (February 23, 1941 – April 22, 2017) was an American novelist and screenwriter, known for his originality and for writing the screenplay of the film ''Legend''. His novel ''Falling Angel'' was the basis for t ...

Plot summary

Harry Houdini Harry Houdini (, born Erik Weisz; March 24, 1874 – October 31, 1926) was a Hungarian-American escape artist, magic man, and stunt performer, noted for his escape acts. His pseudonym is a reference to his spiritual master, French magician ...

joins forces with

Arthur Conan Doyle Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930) was a British writer and physician. He created the character Sherlock Holmes in 1887 for ''A Study in Scarlet'', the first of four novels and fifty-six short stories about Ho ...

to solve a series of murders, which eerily re-enact the stories of

Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe (; Edgar Poe; January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic. Poe is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre. He is wide ...

Reception

Publishers Weekly ''Publishers Weekly'' (''PW'') is an American weekly trade news magazine targeted at publishers, librarians, booksellers, and literary agents. Published continuously since 1872, it has carried the tagline, "The International News Magazine of B ...

'' considered it "droll and captivating", with "stellar characters and (an) outlandish plot". Nevermore - William Hjortsberg, Author
reviewed at ''Publishers Weekly''; published October 3, 1994; retrieved May 26, 2017 The ''

Los Angeles Times The ''Los Angeles Times'' (abbreviated as ''LA Times'') is a daily newspaper that started publishing in Los Angeles in 1881. Based in the LA-adjacent suburb of El Segundo since 2018, it is the sixth-largest newspaper by circulation in the Un ...

'' noted Hjortsberg's "obvious delight in historical detail,;BOOK REVIEW / NOVEL : A Murder Mystery With a Cast of Familiar Characters : NEVERMORE by William Hjortsberg ; Atheneum $21, 289 pages
reviewed by Constance Casey, in the ''

''; published December 13, 1994; retrieved May 26, 2017 similarly, ''

the New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid ...

'' observed that Hjorstberg "was obviously out to have a good time" in writing the novel, concluding that as a result, readers would similarly enjoy it.Books of The Times; Flesh Turns Into Spirit, Fiction Into Grisly Fact
by Christopher Lehmann-Haupt; published December 22, 1994; retrieved May 26, 2017

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nevermore (Novel) 1995 American novels American mystery novels Works of Edgar Allan Poe in popular culture Cultural depictions of Arthur Conan Doyle Cultural depictions of Harry Houdini