Name: Oscar Wilde and the Dead Man's Smile

Author: Gyles Brandreth
Year: 2009
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Mystery, Historical fiction, Fiction, Crime

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9781416534853
Playwright and raconteur Oscar Wilde embarks on another adventure as he sets sail for America in the 1880s on a roller coaster of a lecture tour. But the adventure doesn't truly begin until Oscar boards an ocean liner headed back across the Atlantic and joins a motley crew led by French impresario Edmond La Grange. As Oscar becomes entangled with the La Grange acting dynasty, he suspects that all is not as it seems. What begins with a curious death at sea soon escalates to a series of increasingly macabre tragedies once the troupe arrives in Paris to perform Hamlet. A strange air of indifference surrounds these seemingly random events, inciting Oscar to dig deeper, aided by his friends Robert Sherard and the divine Sarah Bernhardt. What he discovers is a horrifying secret -- one that may bring him closer to his own last chapter than anyone could have imagined.

As intelligent as it is beguiling, this third installment in the richly historical mystery series is sure to captivate and entertain.
This book is part of the "The Oscar Wilde Murder Mysteries" series. Here are some other books from this series:
"Oscar Wilde and the Vatican Murders"
First published in 2011
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"Oscar Wilde and the Nest of Vipers"
First published in 2010
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"Oscar Wilde and a Death of No Importance"
First published in 2007
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"Oscar Wilde and the Ring of Death"
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"Oscar Wilde and the Murders at Reading Gaol"
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