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A review by librarymouse
The Beautiful Cigar Girl: Mary Rogers, Edgar Allan Poe, and the Invention of Murder by Daniel Stashower
dark
informative
slow-paced
3.5
This was a quick read. It covered the life and death of Mary Rogers and the life of Edgar Allen Poe with good detail. The actions of the news media and Poe's hand in exacerbating their claims of Mary Rogers' death at the hands of an abortionist sensationalized her death, dragged her reputation through the mud, and destroyed the slim chance of finding her true killer.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Suicide, Grief, and Stalking
Minor: Adult/minor relationship