The Vatican Murders

by Gyles Brandreth
The Vatican Murders
Author: Gyles Brandreth
Publisher: Hachette UK
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2011-10-13
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1848545282
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'An exciting period murder mystery' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'If you want a fun mystery to read, I highly recommend it' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Couldn't put it down!!' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Does death await you in The Eternal City? 1892: Arthur Conan Doyle is intrigued when he first begins to receive mysterious packages addressed to his famous fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. But the contents of the parcels are as gruesome and cryptic as any case Holmes himself tackled: a lock of hair, a severed finger wearing a gold ring, and the hand of a dead man. The only clue to who has sent them is the postmark from Rome. Doyle's friend and fellow author Oscar Wilde persuades him they must track down the perpetrator and identify the victims. Arriving in Italy, their investigation leads them to connect the parcels with the disappearance of a young girl and to the glittering Vatican City . . . With danger and death stalking them at every corner, can they unmask the killer before he catches up with them? A wonderfully witty and gripping cosy historical murder mystery with twists and turns aplenty. Perfect for fans of Sherlock Holmes, Agatha Christie and Richard Osman. Readers love The Vatican Murders: 'The plot is constructed wonderfully . . . jumps off the page' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A truly enjoyable read from start to finish' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'This is an excellent mystery series starring Oscar Wilde and Arthur Conan Doyle among others. Great plots with a mix of history and interesting characters. Totally entertaining' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Simply delightful' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Oscar Wilde and the Murders at Reading Gaol

by Gyles Brandreth
Oscar Wilde and the Murders at Reading Gaol
Author: Gyles Brandreth
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 341
Release: 2013-05-14
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1439172315
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In this new installment in the engaging mystery series Booklist called “pitch-perfect” and “enthralling”—currently in development as a BBC television series—the incomparable playwright, novelist, raconteur, and now ex-convict Oscar Wilde faces his most fiendishly puzzling case yet. Oscar Wilde has fled to France after his release from Reading Gaol. Tonight he is sharing a drink and the story of his cruel imprisonment with a mysterious stranger. Oscar has endured the treadmill, solitary confinement, censored letters, no writing materials. Yet even in the midst of such deprivation, his astonishing detective powers remain undiminished—and when first a brutal warder and then the prison chaplain are found murdered, who else should the governor turn to for help other than Reading Gaol’s most celebrated inmate?

Oscar Wilde and the Nest of Vipers

by Gyles Brandreth
Oscar Wilde and the Nest of Vipers
Author: Gyles Brandreth
Publisher: Oscar Wilde Mystery
Total Pages: 448
Release: 2010
Genre: Detective and mystery stories
ISBN: 9781848542488
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The fourth of Gyles Brandreth's acclaimed series of Victorian murder mysteries, Oscar Wilde and the Nest of Vipers opens in the spring of 1890 at a glamorous reception hosted by the Duke and Duchess of Albemarle. All of London is there, including the Prince of Wales, who counts the Albemarles as close friends. Although it is the first time Oscar and Bertie have met, Oscar seems far more interested in Rex LaSalle, a young actor, who disarmingly claims to be a vampire...However, what begins as a diverting evening ends in tragedy. As the guests are leaving, the Duchess is found murdered, two tiny puncture marks in her throat. No one has entered the house; no one has left. Desperate to avoid another scandal, the Prince of Wales asks Oscar to investigate the crime.What he discovers threatens to destroy the very heart of the Royal Family...

The Candlelight Murders

by Gyles Brandreth
The Candlelight Murders
Author: Gyles Brandreth
Publisher: Hachette UK
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2008-01-10
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1848543727
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'As good as Sherlock!!' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Just so entertaining to read!' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'What joy! What a mystery! What a tale!' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ As his eyes adjusted to the gloom of the attic, he saw by the light of guttering candles, stretched out on the floor before him, the body of a young man, his throat cut from ear to ear . . . London, 1889: Famous writer Oscar Wilde is the toast of London town. But when the body of a young man of his acquaintance is found in a dark attic room, surrounded by candles, he knows he can't rest until the killer is behind bars. Appealing to fellow author Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of the great Sherlock Holmes, the pair set out to solve the crime. But unravelling a real-life plot is very different to writing one. Can Wilde and Doyle outsmart the murderer hiding in the shadows, before it's too late? A wonderfully witty and gripping cosy historical mystery to transport you to the grand drawing rooms and back alleys of London. Perfect for fans of Sherlock Holmes, Agatha Christie and Richard Osman. Readers love The Candlelight Murders: 'I devoured this book in mere days and immediately moved on to the second in the series' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Exciting, fast paced, at times humorous and with a dramatic denouement at the finish just like any good murder mystery . . . A great read' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Entertaining, charming and evocative' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'This series is just what I needed; immersive, funny, clever, educational, and easy to read in the best of ways' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'If you are a fan of Sherlock Holmes and of Oscar Wilde, this is the book for you . . . Wonderful . . . The mystery itself is intriguing and the answer is shocking' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Oscar Wilde and the Vatican Murders

by Gyles Brandreth
Oscar Wilde and the Vatican Murders
Author: Gyles Brandreth
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 370
Release: 2012-05-08
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1439153736
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Authors Oscar Wilde and Arthur Conan Doyle team up to find a determined killer whose victims are tied to the inner workings of the Roman Catholic Church.

Oscar Wilde and the Vatican Murders

by Gyles Brandreth
Oscar Wilde and the Vatican Murders
Author: Gyles Brandreth
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 370
Release: 2012-05-08
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1439172307
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Oscar Wilde makes a triumphant return to sleuthing in the fifth novel in the critically acclaimed historical murder mystery series based on real events, featuring Wilde as the detective aided by his friend Arthur Conan Doyle, and written by a premier British biographer. Oscar Wilde and the Vatican Murders opens in 1892, as an exhausted Arthur Conan Doyle retires to a spa in Germany with a suitcase full of fan mail. But his rest cure does not go as planned. The first person he encounters is Oscar Wilde, and the two friends make a series of macabre discoveries among the letters—a finger; a lock of hair; and, finally, an entire severed hand. The trail leads the intrepid duo to Rome, and to a case that involves miracles as well as murder. Pope Pius IX has just died—these are uncertain times in the Eternal City. To uncover the mystery and discover why the creator of Sherlock Holmes has been summoned in this way, Wilde and Conan Doyle must penetrate the innermost circle of the Catholic Church and expose the deadly secrets of the six men closest to the pope. In Gyles Brandreth’s captivating and richly atmospheric novel, Wilde’s skills as a detective are put to the test in his most compelling case yet.

Oscar Wilde and the Return of Jack the Ripper

by Gyles Brandreth
Oscar Wilde and the Return of Jack the Ripper
Author: Gyles Brandreth
Publisher: Pegasus Crime
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019-04-02
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781643130217
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Oscar Wilde and Arthur Conan Doyle are recruited to track down Jack the Ripper in a novel that is at once a gripping detective story and a witty portrait of two of the most brilliant Victorian minds. London, 1894. When it appears that the notorious Jack the Ripper has returned to London, Chief Constable Melville Macnaghten recruits his neighbor Oscar Wilde to help him solve the case, hoping the author’s unparalleled knowledge of the London underworld might be exactly what the police need to finally capture the serial killer. In an account narrated by Wilde's close friend, fellow author Arthur Conan Doyle, Wilde gathers together suspects from the theaters, brothels, asylums, and traveling circuses of East London in the hopes of finding the true identity of Jack the Ripper before he can strike again. But even as the pair of amateur detectives venture further and further into the tangled web of criminals, performers, and prostitutes, new killings come to light that bring the investigation right back to Wilde’s own neighborhood. Following Wilde and Doyle’s search for the Ripper, Gyles Brandreth’s Oscar Wilde and the Return of Jack the Ripper combines a gripping detective story with a witty portrait of two of the most brilliant and charming literary minds of Victorian London.

Oscar Wilde and the Dead Man's Smile

by Gyles Daubeney Brandreth
Oscar Wilde and the Dead Man's Smile
Author: Gyles Daubeney Brandreth
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 22
Release: 2009
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 141169872X
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Sometimes something happens that gives your life definition. You meet somebody and everything in your life suddenly makes sense. Everything youve ever accomplished, Every mistake you ever made, And every bad thing thats ever happened to you was so you'd be prepared to meet this person. So youd earn the priviledge of their presence. This happened to Bishop. Except he is only 99% ready. Because, unfortunately, Bishop is a dog.