Quotes
“A witty fin de siècle entertainment, and the rattlingly elegant dialogue
is peppered with witticisms uttered by Wilde well before he ever
thought of putting them into his plays.” Sunday Times (London)
“Genius…Wilde has sprung back to life in this thrilling and richly
atmospheric new novel…Magnificent…an unforgettable shocker about
sex and vice, love and death.” Sunday Express
“This excellent novel…I’d be staggered if, by the end of 2007, you’d
read many better whodunits. Brandreth demonstrates supremely measured
skill as a storyteller.” Nottingham Post
“A first-class stunner…[A] wow of a history-mystery…Fascinating.” Booklist (starred review)
“Oscar Wilde makes a stylish sleuth in this clever series debut.” Publishers Weekly
“Brandreth…spins a tale of human frailty and self-preservation…a promising start.” Library Journal
“Brandreth’s accomplishment is evident in the force of Wilde’s
personality, which fairly leaps off the page…readers will delight in
the effortless characterization and deft portrait of late-Victorian
England.” Stephanie Barron, author of Jane and the Barque of Frailty