Oscar Wilde and a Game Called Murder - (Oscar Wilde Murder Mystery) by Gyles Brandreth (Paperback)

Name: Oscar Wilde and a Game Called Murder - (Oscar Wilde Murder Mystery) by Gyles Brandreth (Paperback)
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SKU: 77099219
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The second witty novel in an astonishingly authentic historical mystery series featuring detective Oscar Wilde and his partner in crime, Arthur Conan Doyle.
Author(s): Gyles Brandreth
416 Pages
Fiction + Literature Genres, Mystery & Detective
Series Name: Oscar Wilde Murder Mystery

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About the Book

Brandreth pens the second witty installment in an astonishingly authentic historical murder mystery series featuring detective Oscar Wilde and his partner-in-crime, Arthur Conan Doyle.

Book Synopsis

The second witty novel in an astonishingly authentic historical mystery series featuring detective Oscar Wilde 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, theatre, 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 mystery readers and fans of historical fiction alike.

Review Quotes

"One of the most enjoyable crime series around." -The Scotsman

Dimensions (Overall): 7.9 Inches (H) x 5.2 Inches (W) x 1.0 Inches (D)

Weight: .75 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 416

Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres

Sub-Genre: Mystery & Detective

Series Title: Oscar Wilde Murder Mystery

Publisher: Touchstone Books

Format: Paperback

Author: Gyles Brandreth

Language: English

Street Date: September 9, 2008

TCIN: 77099219

UPC: 9781416534846

Item Number (DPCI): 247-45-9273

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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Estimated ship weight: 0.75 pounds

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