It sucks that everyone is giving credit to Daniel Stashower for a book that is not original. There were a number of books in the 19th century about the murder and Poe (many of them also titled “The Beautiful Cigar Girl”). In the 1970s, two excellent books came out about the Mary Rogers case. One by Raymond Paul called “Who Murdered Mary Rogers” and one is by Amy Srebnick, titled “The Mysterious Death of Mary Rogers”. Paul figured out a possible solution to the case that makes a lot of sense. There is also a good graphic novel by Rick Geary called “The Mystery of Mary Rogers” which would make a great film. Stashower just came afterwards and reprinted what was already written, and certainly his material is not filmworthy.
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It sucks that everyone is giving credit to Daniel Stashower for a book that is not original. There were a number of books in the 19th century about the murder and Poe (many of them also titled “The Beautiful Cigar Girl”). In the 1970s, two excellent books came out about the Mary Rogers case. One by Raymond Paul called “Who Murdered Mary Rogers” and one is by Amy Srebnick, titled “The Mysterious Death of Mary Rogers”. Paul figured out a possible solution to the case that makes a lot of sense. There is also a good graphic novel by Rick Geary called “The Mystery of Mary Rogers” which would make a great film. Stashower just came afterwards and reprinted what was already written, and certainly his material is not filmworthy.
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