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Oscar Wilde and the Vatican Murders
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Oscar Wilde and the Vatican Murders Hardcover - 2012

by Gyles Brandreth


Summary

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 lettersâÈ'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 diedâÈ' 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 BrandrethâÈçs captivating and richly atmospheric novel, WildeâÈçs powers as a detective are put to the test in his most compelling case yet.

Details

  • Title Oscar Wilde and the Vatican Murders
  • Author Gyles Brandreth
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Pages 337
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Gallery Books
  • Date 2012-05-08
  • ISBN 9781439153741 / 1439153744
  • Weight 0.89 lbs (0.40 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.17 x 5.56 x 1.02 in (20.75 x 14.12 x 2.59 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Mystery fiction, Wilde, Oscar
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2011038380
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC