Gyles Brandreth

The Dead Man's Smile

A cosy historical murder mystery that will have you hooked

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Produktbeschreibung

A wonderfully witty and gripping cosy historical mystery that uncovers the secrets lurking behind the glitz and glamour of Paris in the 1880s. Perfect for fans of Sherlock Holmes, Agatha Christie and Richard Osman.

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Produktdetails

• The Victorian Murder Mystery Series
• Verlag: Hodder & Stoughton / Hodder Paperbacks
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 1020623
• Seitenzahl: 384
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. April 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 197mm x 127mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 282g
• ISBN-13: 9780719569906
• ISBN-10: 0719569907
• Artikelnr.: 26550898

Autorenporträt

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.

Rezensionen

The atmosphere and setting are lovely and exquisitely recreated by an author who has an intimate knowledge of the world he describes . . . I won't reveal the denouement, but I can assure readers that the author knows exactly what he's doing Tangled Web