This fast-paced tale of historical supernatural suspense, which Booklist hailed as unfailingly readable and terrifically well-written, provides one cliffhanging chapter after another ( Kirkus Reviews ).

Now, writer and fighter must stand togetherto save humanity from a darkness beyond even Poe's tortured imagination.

A bare-knuckle fighter named Pierce James Figg arrives with a letter of introduction from Charles Dickens, begging for Poe's help chasing down the power-mad devil worshiper. In the shadows of New York City, Poe drowns his talent in rotgut gin, trying to forget the death of his beloved wife. To combat his dark designs, mankind's hopes rest on a troubled author named Edgar Allan Poe. Jonathan is the most powerful psychic on earth, and in service of his god, Lucifer, he will tear civilization apart. The throne has been lost for millennia, but now one man seeks to find itand harness its secrets to unleash hell upon the world. It is said that beneath Solomon's glorious throne, booksthat gave the fabled king control over life, death, and demonic power were buried. Olden continued writing for the next three decades, often drawing on his fascination with Japanese culture and history.A half-mad, alcoholic Edgar Allan Poe aims to defeat an occultist's terrifying plot in this intelligent, suspenseful thriller set in 1840s New York ( Booklist ). 'Marc Olden is as good a crime writer as we have, and in Fears. Based on Olden’s own interest in martial arts, which led him to the advanced ranks of karate and aikido, the novel spawned a successful eight-book series. Against a backdrop of New York City in the 1840’s, Edgar Allan Poe & Pierce James Figg, a renowned ex-bare knuckle fighter, play out a deadly game, fighting personal demons and Jonathan, an evil spiritualist bent on controlling the demonic forces of the world. In 1973 he also published Narc, under the name Robert Hawke, beginning a hard-boiled nine-book series about a federal narcotics agent.Ī year later, Black Samurai introduced Robert Sand, a martial arts expert who becomes the first non-Japanese student of a samurai master. His first book, Angela Davis (1973), was a nonfiction study of the controversial Black Panther. Born in Baltimore, he began writing while working in New York as a Broadway publicist. Olden continued writing for the next three decades, often drawin Marc Olden (1933–2003) was the author of forty mystery and suspense novels. Based on Olden’s own interest in martial arts, which led him to the advanced ranks of karate and aikido, the novel spawned a successful eight-book series. A year later, Black Samurai introduced Robert Sand, a martial arts expert who becomes the first non-Japanese student of a samurai master. In 1973 he also published Narc, under the name Robert Hawke, beginning a hard-boiled nine-book series about a federal narcotics agent.

Marc Olden (1933–2003) was the author of forty mystery and suspense novels.

Poe Must Die by Marc Olden