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Oscar Wilde and the Vampire Murders: A Mystery (Oscar Wilde Murder Mystery Series) Paperback - 2011
by Brandreth, Gyles
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- Good
- Paperback
One of the shining stars of historical crime fiction returns with this eagerly anticipated addition to the series featuring Victorian playwright Oscar Wilde as a brilliant and insightful sleuth ("Publishers Weekly, starred review).
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Details
- Title Oscar Wilde and the Vampire Murders: A Mystery (Oscar Wilde Murder Mystery Series)
- Author Brandreth, Gyles
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Original
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 400
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Gallery Books, NY
- Date 2011-05-03
- Features Price on Product - Canadian
- Bookseller's Inventory # 143915368X.G
- ISBN 9781439153680 / 143915368X
- Weight 0.7 lbs (0.32 kg)
- Dimensions 7.9 x 5.2 x 0.9 in (20.07 x 13.21 x 2.29 cm)
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Themes
- Cultural Region: British
- Library of Congress subjects Mystery fiction, Wilde, Oscar
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2011005009
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
Summary
Oscar Wilde and the Vampire Murders opens in 1890, at a glamorous party hosted by the Duke and Duchess of Albemarle. All of LondonâÈçs high societyâÈ'including the Prince of WalesâÈ'are in attendance at what promises to be the event of the season. Yet Oscar Wilde is more interested in another party guest, Rex LaSalle, a young actor who claims to be a vampire.
But the entertaining evening ends in tragedy when the duchess is found murderedâÈ'with two tiny puncture marks on her throat. Desperate to avoid scandal and panic, the Prince asks Oscar and his friend Arthur Conan Doyle to investigate the crime. What they discover threatens to destroy the very heart of the royal family. Told through diary entries, newspaper clippings, telegrams, and letters, Oscar Wilde and the Vampire Murders is a richly atmospheric mystery that is sure to captivate and entertain.
But the entertaining evening ends in tragedy when the duchess is found murderedâÈ'with two tiny puncture marks on her throat. Desperate to avoid scandal and panic, the Prince asks Oscar and his friend Arthur Conan Doyle to investigate the crime. What they discover threatens to destroy the very heart of the royal family. Told through diary entries, newspaper clippings, telegrams, and letters, Oscar Wilde and the Vampire Murders is a richly atmospheric mystery that is sure to captivate and entertain.
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Citations
- Booklist, 04/01/2011, Page 34
- Kirkus Reviews, 02/01/2011, Page 0
- Library Journal, 04/01/2011, Page 71
- Publishers Weekly, 03/07/2011, Page 0