Jack the Ripper: Case Closed - Couverture souple

Brandreth, Gyles

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 147215231X ISBN 13 : 9781472152312

Editeur : Corsair, 2018

Synopsis

Case Closed is Arthur Conan Doyle's account of the events of 1894, the year of the return of Jack the Ripper. Based on Oscar Wilde's real-life friendship with Conan Doyle and the extraordinary but little-known fact that in 1894 the detective in charge of the Jack the Ripper investigations was Oscar Wilde's neighbour in Tite Street, Chelsea.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Gyles Brandreth is a writer, broadcaster, former MP and Government Whip - and one of Britain's most sought-after award ceremony hosts and after-dinner speakers. A reporter on The One Show on BBC1 and a regular on Radio 4's Just a Minute, his many books include The Oscar Wilde Murder Mysteries and the No 1 best-seller: The 7 Secrets of Happiness.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

London. 1894.

'I am not a detective, chief constable.'

'No, but you are a poet, a freemason and a man of the world. All useful qualifications for the business in hand.'

So says Police Chief Macnaghten to Oscar Wilde, in a Chelsea drawing room in the company of Arthur Conan Doyle. The business they are gathered to discuss is none other than the case of Jack the Ripper, the most notorious murderer in England. The three men set out to solve one of the world's most famous mysteries - the ultimate truth about the Ripper's identity.

Case Closed is Arthur Conan Doyle's account of the events of 1894, the year of Jack the Ripper's return. Based on Oscar Wilde's real-life friendship with Conan Doyle and the extraordinary but little-known fact that the detective in charge of the investigations was Oscar Wilde's neighbour, this is a revelatory and gripping detective story, combining the intrigue of a classic murder mystery with a witty and compelling portrait of one of the greatest characters of the Victorian age.

'Vastly enjoyable . . . Demonstrating once again Brandreth's assured touch for Victorian time and place, it is a delight' Daily Mail

'A fascinating blend of fact and fiction . . . [it] has all the elements of a classic English murder-mystery. Huge fun and highly recommended' Irish Independent

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Corsair
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 147215231X
• ISBN 13: 9781472152312
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 368
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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