Avi's The Man Who Was Poeis a tale of
two mysteries. The first revolves around a mysterious man who comes to town. He is
suffering from depression and even some delusion after the death of his wife. He says he
is a famous detective, August Dupin, but when he begins to drink (which is often) he
becomes someone else. In the end, the mystery is solved when he announces that he is
Edgar Allen Poe.
The second mystery is the one Dupin/Poe is
trying to solve--to find Edmund's family. Edmund meets the man after he has lost
everything. His mother is gone, his aunt Pru is gone, and his sister is gone. The boy is
distraught at his losses and stays with the drunkard longer than others might have. True
to his self-proclaimed boasts, Dupin/Poe solves the mystery. Aunt Pru died trying to
save her twin sister's life, and Edmund's sister was kidnapped and forced to help in a
robbery. It is likely she is dead, but that remains a mystery. His mother is alive, and
she is reunited with her son thanks to the detective/author.
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