Oscar Wilde and the Candlelight Murders (Brandreth Gyles); Coronet, 2016

The truth is rarely pure and never simple

London, 1889. Oscar Wilde, celebrated poet, wit, playwright and raconteur is the literary sensation of his age. All Europe lies at his feet. Yet when he chances across the naked corpse of sixteen-year-old Billy Wood, posed by candlelight in a dark stifling attic room, he cannot ignore the brutal murder. With the help of fellow author Arthur Conan Doyle he sets out to solve the crime - but it is Wilde's unparalleled access to all degrees of late Victorian life, from society drawing rooms and the bohemian demi-monde to the underclass, that will prove the decisive factor in their investigation of what turns out to be a series of brutal killings. The Oscar Wilde Murders is a gripping detective story of corruption and intrigue, of Wilde's growing success, of the breakdown of his marriage, and of his fatal friendship with Aidan Fraser, Inspector at Scotland Yard . Set against the exotic background of fin-de-siecle London, Paris, Oxford and Edinburgh, Gyles Brandreth recreates Oscar Wilde's trademark sardonic wit with huge flair, intertwining all the intrigue of the classic English murder mystery with a compelling portrait of one of the greatest characters of the Victorian age.

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Параметр	Значение
ISBN	9780719569302
Автор(ы)	Brandreth Gyles
Вес	0.26
Возрастное ограничение	16+
Год издания	2016
Жанр	проза на иностранном языке
Издатель	Coronet
Издательство	Coronet
Кол-во страниц	368
Количество книг	1
Количество страниц	368
Обложка	мягкая обложка
Тип обложки	мягкая