Oscar Wilde and the Ring of Death: Oscar Wilde Murder Mysteries Bk. 2 [Hardcover]

'Hugely enjoyable'

'Rather fun ...Brandreth unashamedly wheels out a cast of historical characters to die for'

'A neat take on the big hitters in the book world just over a century ago ... Gyles is a joy to the nation'

'A clever concept spiced with great Wilde epigrams'

'He has won great acclaim for his series of Oscar Wilde Murder Mysteries ... as witty and entertaining as his hero, Gyles is renowned for his charisma and charm'

'The last novel I read was The Oscar Wilde Murder Mysteries ... it was very good'

'A carnival of cliffhangers and fiendish twists-and-turns'

'Brandreth's knowledge of fin-de-siecle London, of the social and political history of the period and, above all, of Wilde himself is most impressive. Wildean witticisms abound'

'Terrifically well researched, it all whizzes along and the reader can have fun identifying the real Wilde's witticisms from Brandreth's'

'As much imaginative biography as murder mystery, this book paints a lively portrait of Wilde at the height of his fame'

'Brandreth really has got the measure of his subject, catching the essence of the great man at almost every turn'

'Gyles Brandreth has done a great job with this continuing series...I'm wild about Wilde'

'Sparking dialogue, as you would expect, mystery piled deliciously upon mystery, a plot with a pace and a panache and a London backdrop that would grace any Victorian theatre'

'That curious, uneasy shadowland of late Victorian London, where Society, Art and Popular Entertainment overlap, is richly evoked, and the details of Wilde's life are mentioned by Sherard ... in a perfectly natural, convincing manner: the man he presents to us is both the authentic Oscar and the authentic amateur sleuth'

'A good read'

'Utterly charming caper of murder and wit . . . my reader loves them'

'Brandreth characterises Wilde with great finesse and provides an unconventional and  languid narrative to match'

'Brandreth writes with a light touch, but conveys a sense of the moral hypocrisy and oppressive class system of the time.  What raises this book several notches above most mysteries is the authentic historical detail and the engaging portrait of Wilde ... sparkling bits of wit and wisdom'

'Highly acclaimed Oscar Wilde murder mysteries ... richly described background of fin-de-siecle London'

'Engaging, entertaining and skilfully written'

'One of the most enjoyable (series) around'

'Gyles is a joy to the nation.'

'Wickedly imagined and wildly entertaining'

'An enjoyable read'

'Give a big, fat, sloppy kiss to the Oscar Wilde Murder Mysteries, a sharply-written, deeply  urbane and ongoing series'

'Wickedly imagined and wildly entertaining series'

'Plenty of cliff hangers, and twists in the tale to keep even the most avid crime buff flicking pages 'till last in the night'