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Oscar Wilde And The Dead Man's Smile
Gyles Brandreth
Oscar Wilde #3
Touchstone
September 2009
On Sale: September 1, 2009
Featuring: Oscar Wilde
384 pages
ISBN: 1416534857
EAN: 9781416534853
Kindle: B002MB96H8
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This shining star of historical crime fiction returns
with the eagerly anticipated addition to the series that
Booklist hails as "pitch-perfect." During his travels, Wilde is enchanted by the LaGrange
acting dynasty, whom he befriends abroad an ocean liner.
Things are not what they seem with this family, and Oscar's
shrewd curiosity gets the better of him as he investigates a
series of mysterious incidents surrounding this famed
family. Once the troupe arrives in Paris to perform
Hamlet, the tragedies mount as more than one actor
connected with the LaGrange family finds his life
dramatically cut short on the stage. As Oscar digs deeper into these seemingly random events, he
quickly discovers a horrifying secret...one which may bring
him closer to his own last chapter than he could ever imagine.
Oscar Wilde Mysteries
Comments
17 comments posted.
Re: Oscar Wilde And The Dead Man's Smile
This brings me back many years to my visit to the Pere Lachaise cemetery. My intention was to visit Oscar Wilde's grave also, but while there I visited the graves of Chopin and Marcel Proust. I also remember the many cats in the cemetery and the ladies feeding them.
(Patricia Boyle 4:19am September 22, 2009)
Can't wait to read this new series, sounds like such good reading!
(Joanne Reynolds 7:34am September 22, 2009)
I've never been a mystery reader, but this
is a wonderful essay and makes me think
I'd like to read the book.
(Marie Skinner 8:17am September 22, 2009)
Back in the 60's a off handed comment about "The Picture of Dorian Gray" introduced me to Oscar Wilde. She made a comment that the "Picture" was promentaly displayed in one of our department store's that was from the first motion picture and that it was the most horrifying thing she had ever seen. And of course as a course as any curious teen who adored mysteries and horror I tracked it down and read it for the first time. Wilde's words painted horror just as vivid as the portrait. I had visited Edgar Allan Poe's Grave but never had the opportunity to see Wilde's when I was in Paris in the 70's.
(Susan Lathen 9:03am September 22, 2009)
As Ireread my post I realised I did not mention who the person that did the introduction to Oscar Wilde - it my Mother!
(Susan Lathen 9:08am September 22, 2009)
Great post...makes me wonder what else they never taught us in English Literature class!
(G S Moch 9:59am September 22, 2009)
I also missed Wilde's grave when I was in Paris in the 70's But I did see Poe's!
(Karin Tillotson 12:06pm September 22, 2009)
Your historical mysteries are the greatest!
Thanks!
Marjorie
(Marjorie Carmony 12:10pm September 22, 2009)
Oscar Wilde just may have been one of those people who were born too early. The world wasn't ready for him. I would be very eager to read his mysteries!
(Marie Burton 1:58pm September 22, 2009)
Oscar Wilde's series sounds like a good read. Count me in the draw.
(Theresa Buckholtz 2:08pm September 22, 2009)
A relevant Oscar Wilde quote: "There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about."
(Mary Anne Landers 4:42pm September 22, 2009)
Oscar Wilde speaks to so many of us. A great influence & extremely interesting - the man & his works. I have my fingers crossed for the set of Oscar Wilde mysteries.
(Mary Preston 7:00pm September 22, 2009)
Who would not want a set of Oscar Wilde's Mysteries?!? I'd love to win!
(Sharon Knight 7:25pm September 22, 2009)
Your mystery series sounds like it will be a very interesting read. The character of Oscar Wilde combined with the mystery will give the story a new dimension. Congratulations!
(Rosemary Krejsa 7:30pm September 22, 2009)
Isn't it fun to visit old grave sites? When my hubby and I took a trip to Florida (Key West) some of the head stones in their local graveyard had the funniest inscriptions....Such as: "I Told You I Was Sick".
I love Oscar Wilde too....and hope I'll get the chance to visit his site some day.
Would love to win this series of mysteries.
(Mitzi Hinkey 8:56pm September 22, 2009)
I work at a small county library. We
have many patrons who like mysteries
and I am always looking for new series
to get for them. This one just might
fill the bill. I'll have to get the first
one, read it and have a few of the
patrons try it. I've started many new to
us series that way.
Good luck with the books, they sound
great.
(Patricia Barraclough 10:50pm September 22, 2009)
My hubby and I are fans of Oscar, love, love his writings and sounds like we'd love yours!!!!!! Wonderful!!!!
(Joanne Bozik 2:33pm June 13, 2011)
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