Gyles Brandreth's Books
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Oscar Wilde and the Murders at Reading GaolCurrently in development as a BBC television series—Oscar Wilde faces his most fiendishly puzzling case yet.Read More -
Oscar Wilde and the Vatican MurdersOscar Wilde and the Vatican Murders opens in 1892, as an exhausted Arthur Conan Doyle retires to a spa in Germany with a suitcase full of fan mail. But...Read More
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Oscar Wilde and the Vampire MurdersOscar Wilde and the Vampire Murders opens in 1890, at a glamorous party hosted by the Duke and Duchess of Albemarle. All of London’s high...Read More
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Oscar Wilde and the Dead Man's SmileThis shining star of historical crime fiction returns with the eagerly anticipated addition to the series that Booklist hails as...Read More
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Oscar Wilde and a Game Called MurderThe second witty installment in an astonishingly authentic historical mystery series featuring detective Oscar Wilde and his partner in crime, Arthur...Read More
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Oscar Wilde and a Death of No ImportanceOne of Britain's premier royal biographers pens the first in a series of fiendishly clever and stylish historical murder mysteries Lovers of...Read More
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Blogcritics.org, May 6, 2013
...In May of 1895 Oscar Wilde was convicted of gross indecency and sentenced to two years of hard labor in prison. Most of that time was spent in Reading Goal. In 1897, he was released and went to live in France. A year later he published his poem The...
Telegraph, April 18, 2013
...variety of Lady Thatchers interests only became apparent when she was forced out of No 10, according to Gyles Brandreth, the broadcaster and former MP. She lived for politics, and that was all-encompassing while she was in office, he says. But the moment...
Mail Online UK, April 13, 2013
...a book, Oscar's Books, which examines his library, as well as a new series of novels by Gyles Brandreth in which Oscar is portrayed as a great detective. Meanwhile, Rupert Everett has just finished playing him in the West End. The past few years have...
Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 31, 2013
...autobiography “DV,” a favorite of mine because, as she would say, “Now I exaggerate—always.” On my bedside is Gyles Brandreth’s “Oscar Wilde and the Vatican Murders.” It’s the second of a series of whodunits. The first, “Oscar Wilde...
BBC, March 25, 2013
...will teach Petrus." But on the tape there was nothing, just hiss. On another occasion, the broadcaster Gyles Brandreth was present when Raudive produced the voice of the late Winston Churchill, speaking what everyone present agreed were words from Land...
Mail Online UK, February 28, 2013
...with her menagerie of dogs, geese, hens and two adorable kune kune pigs, Duffy and Delilah. As always, Gyles Brandreth - author, wit, raconteur, and television and radio personality - will be in the chair for the launch of our 2013 series of lunches - a...
The Lady, February 22, 2013
...life. This is a beguiling book, beautifully written. PAPERBACKS OSCAR WILDE AND THE MURDERS AT READING GAOL by Gyles Brandreth (John Murray, £7.99) They could be sisters: Gyles Brandreth and Oscar Wilde, joined at the hip ever since Brandreth,...
Mail Online UK, May 11, 2013
...Some free events, others from £6 The Edinburgh Fringe is legendary. Alexei Sayle, Ed Byrne, Milton Jones and Gyles Brandreth are among the big names already on sale for 2013, but at least half the fun is checking out the small shows and hoping you...
Jersey Evening Post, May 11, 2013
...awards ceremony and dinner, which was sponsored by JT and Appleby and featured an appearance by guest speaker Gyles Brandreth, the writer, broadcaster, former MP and Government whip. See Friday’s JEP for other awards were presented at the event. ...
The Lady, May 10, 2013
...time last week. It achieves the impossible feat of being smugger and less funny than Quote… Unquote. How Gyles Brandreth, who I’m fond of and hosts the whole sorry exercise, Richard Herring, Alex Horne, Katy Brand and Natalie Haynes, combined to...
The Scotsman, May 9, 2013
...on modern-day celebrities to resolve a crisis. New comedy acts confirmed include Richard Herring, Russell Kane, Nicholas Parsons, Gyles Brandreth, Tig Notaro and Adam Hills...
Mail Online UK, May 8, 2013
...would it be awfully tactless of me to ask whether you are homosexual?' 8 When former Conservative MP Gyles Brandreth bumped into Johnny Rotten in the lobby of Manchester's Midland Hotel, he greeted the punk star with the words: 'What an honour to meet...
Mirror.co.uk, May 7, 2013
...about his name having mythological origins, wishes he was Donovan. He just wishes. In fact, he's diluted Gyles Brandreth. 21:06 Apparently you need to be 'hard-nosed and hungry' to suceed. Well, some of this lot have certainly got hard-faced down - so...
seattlepi.com, May 6, 2013
...In May of 1895 Oscar Wilde was convicted of "gross indecency" and sentenced to two years of hard labor in prison. Most of that time was spent in Reading Goal. In 1897, he was released and went to live in France. A year later he published his poem The...
