Oscar Wilde and the vampire murders / Gyles Brandreth.
Oscar 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 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 Murders is a richly atmospheric mystery that is sure to captivate and entertain.
Record details
- ISBN: 143915368X
- ISBN: 1439153698
- ISBN: 9781439153680
- ISBN: 9781439153697
- Physical Description: xiv, 366 pages ; 21 cm.
- Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, [2011]
- Copyright: ©2011
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- "A Touchstone book."
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- Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900 > Fiction.
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- Detective and mystery fiction.
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Available copies
- 6 of 6 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 0 of 0 copies available at McDowell County Public Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Henderson Main Branch | BRA (Text) | 33258006730605 | Adult Fiction Mystery | Available | - |
| High Point Library | FIC Brandreth Gyles (Text) | 30519008269964 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Mocksville | F BRANDRETH (Text) | 39872001554267 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Pack Memorial Library | F BRA (Text) | 0020509066237 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Person County Library | F BRA (Text) | 34622001339358 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Reynolda Manor Branch | FIC Brandreth, Gyles (Text) | 0112518713956 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
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