Oscar Wilde and the Vampire Murders A Mystery [Paperback]

Oscar Wilde and the Vampire Murdersopens in 1890, at a glamorous party hosted by the Duke and Duchess of Albemarle. All of London’s high society—including the Prince of Wales—are in attendance at what promises to be the event of the season. Yet Oscar Wilde is more interested in another party guest, Rex LaSalle, a young actor who claims to be a vampire.

But the entertaining evening ends in tragedy when the duchess is found murdered—with two tiny puncture marks on her throat. Desperate to avoid scandal and panic, the Prince asks Oscar and his friend Arthur Conan Doyle to investigate the crime. What they discover threatens to destroy the very heart of the royal family. Told through diary entries, newspaper clippings, telegrams, and letters,Oscar Wilde and the Vampire Murdersis a richly atmospheric mystery that is sure to captivate and entertain.This reading group guide forOscar Wilde and the Vampire Murdersincludes an introduction, discussion questions, ideas for enhancing your book club, and a Q&A with authorGyles Brandreth. The suggested questions are intended to help your reading group find new and interesting angles and topics for your discussion. We hope that these ideas will enrich your conversation and increase your enjoyment of the book.

INTRODUCTION

In the fourth installment of Gyles Brandreth’s critically-acclaimed Oscar Wilde series,Oscar Wilde and the Vampire Murders, Oscar Wilde is tasked by the Prince of Wales to solve a particularly scandalous mystery. After a party hosted by the Duke and Duchess of Albemarle in the Spring of 1890, the Duchess is found murdered, with deep puncture wounds to her throat. Oscar and two of his closest confidantes—fellow writer Arthur Conan Doyle and journalist Robert Sherard—quickly find themselves at the heart of a Sherlock Holmes–style investigation. But when it begins to appear that the truth colc@