The Murders at Reading Gaol
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The Victorian Murder Mystery Series: 6
It is 1897, Dieppe. Oscar Wilde, poet, playwright, novelist, raconteur and ex-convict, has fled the country after his release from Reading Gaol. Tonight he is sharing a drink and the story of his cruel imprisonment with a mysterious stranger. He has endured a harsh regime: the treadmill, solitary confinement, censored letters, no writing materials. Yet even in the midst of such deprivation, Oscar's 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
In this, the latest novel in his acclaimed Oscar Wilde murder mystery series, Gyles Brandreth takes us deep into the dark heart of Wilde's cruel incarceration.Buy now!
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- ISBN: 9781848542556
- Author: Gyles Brandreth
- Pub date: 12.03.13
- RRP: $31.99
- Format: Paperback / softback
Author
Gyles Brandreth
Gyles Brandreth is a writer, performer, former MP and government whip whose career has ranged from hosting Have I Got News For You to starring in his own award-winning musical revue in London's West End. Currently a reporter with The One Show on BBC1 and a regular on Radio 4's Just a Minute, his acclaimed Victorian detective stories are now being published in nineteen countries around the world and are currently in development for TV. All six books in the series are available from John Murray. You can find out more at www.oscarwildemurdermysteries.com and atwww.johnmurray.co.uk and about Gyles at www.gylesbrandreth.net.
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