Gyles Brandreth

Broschiertes Buch

The Ring of Death

A page-turning historical cosy murder mystery

Beschreibung

A wonderfully witty and addictive cosy historical mystery that presents the reader with an intricate puzzle to solve. Perfect for fans of Sherlock Holmes, Agatha Christie and Richard Osman.

Autor

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.

Produktdetails

• The Victorian Murder Mystery Series
• Verlag: Hodder Paperbacks / Murray
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 1020625
• Repr.
• Seitenzahl: 448
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Februar 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 133mm x 35mm
• Gewicht: 302g
• ISBN-13: 9780719569609
• ISBN-10: 0719569605
• Artikelnr.: 25035721

Rezensionen

A neat take on the big hitters in the book world just over a century ago . . . Gyles is a joy to the nation Virginia Blackburn, Daily Express