{"product_id":"oscar-wilde-and-a-game-called-murder-a-mystery-9781416534846","title":"Oscar Wilde and a Game Called Murder: A Mystery","description":"The second witty installment in an astonishingly authentic historical mystery series featuring detective Oscar Wilde and his partner in crime, Arthur Conan Doyle \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It's 1892, and Wilde is the toast of London, riding high on the success of his play \u003ci\u003eLady Windemere's Fan.\u003c\/i\u003e While celebrating with friends at a dinner party he conjures up a game called \"murder\" that poses the question: Who would you most like to kill? Wilde and friends -- including Arthur Conan Doyle, Bram Stoker, and poet Robert Sherard (the novel's narrator) -- write the names of their \"victims\" on pieces of paper and choose them one by one. After leaving the party, Wilde scoffs at the suggestion that he may have instigated a very dangerous game indeed.... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The very next day, the game takes an all-too- sinister turn when the first \"victim\" turns up dead. Soon Wilde and his band of amateur detectives must travel through the realms of politics, theatre, and even boxing to unearth whose misguided passions have the potential to become deadly poisons...not only for the perpetrator of the seemingly perfect crimes but also for the trio of detectives investigating them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Richly atmospheric and as entertaining as Wilde himself, this book is the second in a series destined to delight mystery readers and fans of historical fiction alike.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gyles Brandreth\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Touchstone Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/09\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781416534846\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/07\/2008 pg. 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/15\/2008 pg. 722\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2008 pg. 46\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLambda Book Report\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2008 pg. 31\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrandreth, Gyles:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Gyles Brandreth is a prominent BBC broadcaster, novelist, biographer, and a former Member of Parliament. He is also the author of the Oscar Wilde Mystery series. Find out more at GylesBrandreth.net.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Touchstone Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44993679491187,"sku":"9781416534846","price":26.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_991d4d4d-5111-4692-986c-a26e4aa1a68a.jpg?v=1778870654","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/oscar-wilde-and-a-game-called-murder-a-mystery-9781416534846","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}