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by David Dickinson (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Constable; Reprint edition (24 Jan 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1841194220
  • ISBN-13: 978-1841194226
  • Product Dimensions: 21.8 x 14.5 x 3.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,111,803 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'In this excellent novel, Dickinson weaves a tale of blackmail and murder among the royals late in Victoria's reign... [his] knowledge of the arts, history and literature is nothing if not exhaustive, and adds enormously to the overall background... One hopes to see more of Lord Powerscourt and his friends in the near future.'- Publishers Weekly; 'This is detective fiction in the grand style; the characters and the plot soar upwards and carry us in their wake. Powerscourt's debut in this intoxicating book is the start of a gilded life in the archives of crime.' - James Naughtie --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.


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England, 1892, and Victoria, Queen and Empress, is in the 54th yaer of her reign. The reign of Lily Langtry as mistress to the dissolute Prince of Wales is over, while that of Mrs Keppel is shortly to begin. The prince's unfortunate wife, the long-suffering Alexandra, is the most popular woman in Britain, feted and adored, yet sadly her son, Albert Victor - Eddy to his family and second in line to the throne - has taken after his father and is also renowned for his scandalous lifestyle. Then Prince Eddy is found slaughtered in his bed. Terrified of this new scandal, the Prince of Wales and his spindoctors decide on a cover-up. The murder is disguised as death by influenza. Lord Francis Powerscourt, an Irish investigator, is asked to find the killer. The Royal Family and even the Government are not above suspicion for Eddy would have been a singularly unsuitable monarch. Powerscourt's quest takes him through the Prince's unsavoury past, on a journey of discovery through the crumbling palazzos and misty waterways of Venice. And it takes him on a love affair that starts in front of Turner's Fighting Temeraire in London's National Gallery. Through a web of scandal and suicide, vice and revenge. Powerscourt unravels the mystery of the prince's last goodnight.
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55 of 61 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Prince Collar and Cuffs - a royal problem, 23 May 2005
By Klaus van Amelrode "kmcva" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Goodnight, Sweet Prince (Paperback)
"Prince Eddy and the Homosexual Underworld" by renowned author Theo Aronson is an study of Prince Albert Victor Christian Edward, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (born Frogmore House, nr Windsor 8 Jan 1864 and died Sandringham 14 Jan 1892) and his alleged homosexuality. He was - as the eldest son of King Edward VII. (at the time stille the Prince of Wales) and his Queen Alexandra - the next in line to the throne. Born two months premature, he was of limited intellect, perhaps even somewhat retarded and when he reached young adulthood his dandyism earned him the nickname Prince Collar and Cuffs. He was known to his family as Eddy. The official biography of Queen Mary (his fiancée; after his death she married his brother later to be King George V.) by James Pope-Hennessy euphemistically stated that the Prince's private life was "dissipated". The official biographer of King George V, Harold Nicholson, stated in his diaries that it appeared that Prince Albert Victor had been involved in a major scandal and there had been a cover-up at the highest levels. What is now clear is that this concerned his involvement in the Cleveland Street Scandal of 1889 - the exposure of a homosexual 'rentboy' brothel in central London's Cleveland Street that was patronised by gentlemen and aristocrats. The release of Public Record Office police papers in 1975 concerning the case, and more importantly, the publication of the letters of one of the other participants in the scandal, Lord Arthur Somerset, have confirmed the Prince's involvement beyond reasonable doubt.

Prince Albert Victor died of pneumonia on January 14, 1892. However many rumours and conspiracy theories suggest alternatives. One theory believes that he actually died of syphilis. Another claims that he died of a morphine overdose, deliberately administered to him. Yet another claims that he survived until the 1920s in an asylum on the Isle of Wight and that his death was faked to remove him from the line of succession. There is no particular evidence to support any of these contentions.

His early death was properly a blessing for the monarchy, if you know what I mean. Not happy to describe a death of a human being as a "blessing".

What a wonderful background for this Victorian mystery story. I always liked if authors use real backgrounds for their stories. It is so much easier to get into the story and play a bit with the thought "what if this had been true". However, this story is not racy and if one is after a "sex story" in disguise of a mystery novel one should not bother to read this book. Otherwise, I can recommend this sbook. It is well written, the characters interesting and plausible, a good plot, never boring... all in all what does one want more! I enjoyed it very much.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Goodnight, Sweet Prince- murder and intrique, 26 Jul 2003
By M G DALY (Windsor, Berkshire United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
You might think that this novel is a precursor of the current controversy over spin doctors, cover-ups by the Establishment and the death of innocent chaps who deserve better. Spice that up with decadent behaviour by minor royals, machiavellian manipulation by Whitehall mandarins and a story that travels from Sandringham to London,the Shire counties and Venice for the answer to "whodunnit" and you have a cracking good read.

Don't expect a racy novel, but if you like your characterisation to evolve against a well developed scenario you will like this novel. Makes you look up the history to see if the novel gives a true record of what happened rather than just a possible/probable. The period research is excellent as the story is very credible. Gives you the opportunity for mental exercise in considering the background situation, character's motives and how you would have handled the case. Easy to identify with Lord Francis Powersourt.

You may not want to finish it by burning the midnight oil, but you will want to pick it up again quickly to see what happens next.

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9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A Royal murder story that could be true........., 3 May 2004
By Dusty (LONDON United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Goodnight, Sweet Prince (Paperback)
A cover-up to hide the true reason a Prince was murdered. This book had me questioning could this really have happened? Could history have been re-written? Why would the Royals wish to tell the world a death was not really what it seemed?

The attention to historical accuracy and detail was excellent, even though the plot moved rather slowly at times but then that fitted in well with the era.

I enjoyed this more than Death and the Jubilee, its characters were more believable and though Lord Powerscourt and his enigmatic side kick Lord Johnny Fitzgerald remain as good as ever. Powerscourt's sweetheart plays and important part in the solving of this fascinating mystery.

Will they move into the Edwardian era and further serve King and Country? I hope so.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Lame stuff
The author has obviously read the Sherlock Holmes canon and then come to the conclusion that the Baker Street irregulars were the real secret to the great detective's success... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Graham R. Hill

3.0 out of 5 stars And it's goodnight from him...
I shouldn't have read the review below by the esteemed "prof" before I read this because it got me into a nitpicking mood. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Big Jim

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I've read and enjoyed several of David Dickinson's books, but this one is my favourite. The writing is superb, the characters believable, the historical setting authentic, the... Read more
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this book is really great. i am hooked on lord francis now and keep reading to see what him and johnny fitzgerald are going to get into next. Read more
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