Gyles Brandreth
Oscar Wilde and the Murders at Reading Gaol
This sixth Oscar Wilde mystery is set largely during Wilde’s infamous period of imprisonment between 1895-1897, after he was sentenced…
Oscar Wilde and the Vatican Murders
Editors' choice
If the first four novels of Gyles Brandreth’s series of Victorian murder mysteries had never existed to whet our appetites…
Oscar Wilde and the Dead Man’s Smile
Oscar Wilde sails back to Europe after one of his visits to the United States, where this latest mystery begins…
Oscar Wilde and the Ring of Death
This is the second in a series featuring Oscar Wilde as detective. The plot starts as a game at a…
Oscar Wilde And A Game Called Murder
In this mystery, set in 1892, Oscar Wilde and friends—including Bram Stoker and Arthur Conan Doyle—indulge in an after-dinner game.…
Oscar Wilde and a Death of No Importance
Oscar Wilde makes his debut as a fictional sleuth in this recent addition to the spate of historical detective novels…
Oscar Wilde and the Candlelight Murders
Oscar Wilde makes his debut as a fictional sleuth in this recent addition to the spate of historical detective novels…
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