Oscar Wilde and a Game Called Murder: A Mystery

Oscar Wilde and a Game Called Murder: A Mystery - Paperback

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Oscar Wilde and a Game Called Murder: A Mystery - Paperback

Oscar Wilde and a Game Called Murder: A Mystery - Paperback

by Gyles Brandreth
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by Gyles Brandreth (Author)

The second witty novel in an astonishingly authentic Victorian historical mystery series featuring Oscar Wilde as a detective and his partner in crime, Arthur Conan Doyle.

It's 1892, and Wilde is the toast of London, riding high on the success of his play Lady Windemere's Fan. While celebrating with friends at a dinner party he conjures up a game called "murder" that poses the question: Who would you most like to kill? Wilde and friends--including Arthur Conan Doyle, Bram Stoker, and poet Robert Sherard (the novel's narrator)--write the names of their "victims" on pieces of paper and choose them one by one. After leaving the party, Wilde scoffs at the suggestion that he may have instigated a very dangerous game indeed...

The very next day, the game takes an all-too- sinister turn when the first "victim" turns up dead. Soon Wilde and his band of amateur detectives must travel through the realms of politics, theater, and even boxing to unearth whose misguided passions have the potential to become deadly poisons...not only for the perpetrator of the seemingly perfect crimes but also for the trio of detectives investigating them.

Richly atmospheric and as entertaining as Wilde himself, this book is the second in a series destined to delight traditional mystery readers, Victorian mystery fans, and historical fiction buffs alike.
Number of Pages: 416
Dimensions: 1 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN
Publication Date: September 09, 2008
ISBN9781416534846
Author Gyles Brandreth
PublisherTouchstone Books
GenreLiterature
FormatPaperback
PublishedSeptember 2008
LanguageENG- English
Pages416
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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About Gyles Brandreth

Gyles Brandreth is a writer, broadcaster and former politician. His many books include the bestselling poetry anthology, Dancing by the Light of the Moon, and the international bestseller about spelling and punctuation, Have You Eaten Grandma? In the 1980s Gyles Brandreth wrote a play about the Milne family during which he became friends with the real Christopher Robin and his wife, Lesley, and began to discover the complex story of Christopher Robin's parents. Brandreth is also the founder of the award winning teddy bear museum at Newby Hall, The Bear House.

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