Novels
The Black Tower
Paris, 1818. The brilliant French detective Eugéne François Vidocq is hot on the trail of a tantalizing historical mystery — the fate of Louis-Charles, the lost son of Marie Antoinette and King Louis XVI. Published by William Morrow.
To be released August 2008.
The Pale Blue Eye
Murdered cadets at West Point c. 1830, with a young plebe named Edgar Allan Poe hot on the trail. Published by HarperCollins.
Reviews
"Shockingly clever and devoutly unsentimental...reads like a lost classic. Bayard reinvigorates historical fiction." - New York Times Book Review
"Brilliantly plotted and completely absorbing, ending with the kind of shock that few novelists are able to deliver." - Sunday Times (London)
"Seamlessly blends Poe into an engrossing whodunit worthy of its inspiration." - USA Today
"Another tour-de-force, an intense and gripping novel....This beautifully crafted thriller stands head and shoulders above other recent efforts to fictionalize Poe." - Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Mr. Timothy
A Victorian thriller featuring grown-up Tim Cratchit as its hero. Not your grandmother's Tiny Tim. Published by HarperCollins.
Reviews
"A dazzling blend of literary fiction and white-knuckle thriller." - People (Top 10 Books of 2003)
"There isn't one throwaway sentence in this fabulous Victorian mystery.... Shimmering, knock-your-socks-off language... a subtle character examination, and a page-turning plot, one truly engaging book." - Entertainment Weekly (Editor's Choice)
"With its linguistic razzle-dazzle, Mr. Timothy is a... tour de force... that touches the heart and makes it race." - Wall Street Journal
Endangered Species
Young man wants to be a dad in the worst way... which is exactly how he goes about it. Published by Alyson Books.
Reviews
"Louis Bayard has written a nearly pitch-perfect tragicomedy." - New York Times
"While what seems to make Bayard unique is his ability to create gay characters that pop out in full three dimensions, what makes Endangered Species appealing is a protagonist whose internal conflict becomes as engrossing to us as it is to him." - Salon
Fool's Errand
Romantic comedy about the search for Mr. Right, who may or may not exist - with Costco as a supporting character. Published by Alyson Books.
Reviews
"Readers are never sure what twists or turns are coming, but Bayard makes Patrick's poignant, fumbling attempts to achieve domestic bliss a journey readers will be eager to embark upon, and travel along to the satisfying end." - Publisher's Weekly
"Hard to put down mainly because as a writer Bayard is so damned likable." - Washington Post
