Murders at Reading Gaol

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Product details

  • ISBN 9781848542556
  • Weight: 240g
  • Dimensions: 178 x 284mm
  • Publication Date: 14 Feb 2013
  • Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
  • Language: English
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The best place to solve a murder might be from behind bars . . .

1897: The famous author Oscar Wilde is cruelly imprisoned in Reading Gaol. Unable to write, he fears he will go mad.

But when a warden and the prison chaplain are found murdered, Wilde is suddenly thrown into his most difficult case yet.

All the inmates were confined to their cells when each murder occurred, ruling out all the prime suspects. But Wilde is sure there is a serial killer operating undetected within the gaol . . .

With limited resources and unable to trust anyone around him, he must uncover the truth before he meets the same untimely end . . .

A wonderfully witty and gripping cosy historical locked-room murder mystery set within the dark world of Victorian prisons. Perfect for fans of Sherlock Holmes, Agatha Christie and Richard Osman.

Readers are gripped by The Murders at Reading Gaol:

'What a wonderful read!' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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'Beautifully written and keeps you hooked all the way through' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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'Thoroughly enjoyed this book. Fascinating story, very historical, captivating. Read this very easily and couldn't put it down' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Previously published as Oscar Wilde and the Murders at Reading Gaol.

Gyles Brandreth is a writer, performer, former MP and Government Whip, now Chancellor of the University of Chester and probably best known these days as a reporter on BBC1's The One Show and having been a regular on Radio 4's Just a Minute. On TV he has featured on Have I Got News For You, QI, Room 101, Countdown, and This is Your Life. As a journalist he writes for the Telegraph and Daily Mail and is a columnist for The Oldie. The founder of the National Scrabble Championships, his books about words and language include four best-sellers, The Joy of Lex, Word Play, Have You Eaten Grandma? and Dancing by the Light of the Moon. His novels include seven Victorian murder mysteries featuring Oscar Wilde as his detective and he has published two volumes of diaries and two acclaimed royal biographies. In 2020 he published The Oxford Book of Theatrical Anecdotes.