OSCAR WILDE AND THE CANDLELIGHT MURDERS Gyles Brandreth
(I have edited the earlier version of this review too - the revised one is 100 words approx. Sorry again! I really enjoy detective stories and this one was brilliant!)
In 1889 Oscar Wilde finds the mutilated corpse of a boy. With his friend Arthur Conan Doyle he returns to the scene of the crime - the corpse has vanished! Scotland Yard has no interest in the case until remains of the body appear so Oscar Wilde takes on the role of detective himself. He is a larger than life character - flamboyant, outrageous and witty. The London of his time is convincing and richly atmospheric. While other bizarre murders are uncovered, the plot speeds along to an exciting climax and the solution to the mystery is totally unforeseen. A very entertaining detective story!
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