London. 1894.
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.
And thus the three men set out to solve one of the world's most famous mysteries - the ultimate truth about the identity of Jack the Ripper.
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, 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.
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
ISBN: 9781472152312
Number of pages: 368
Weight: 300 g
Dimensions: 198 x 128 x 24 mm
A great deal to enjoy . . . gloriously silly - Daily Telegraph
Vastly enjoyable . . . a perfectly believable narrative . . . Demonstrating once again Brandreth's assured touch for Victorian time and place, it is a delight, concluding with an interesting suggestion of who the Ripper might have been. - Daily Mail
Both a piece of detective work and a page-turning thriller, and boasts an intriguing denouement. - Choice magazine
In this fascinating blend of fact and fiction, the witty broadcaster and former MP brings the outrageous character that was Wilde to vivid life in a tale that has all the elements of a classic English murder-mystery. Huge fun and highly recommended. - Irish Independent
Very engaging and full of the agreeable wit for which Brandreth is famous . . . Wilde's mysteries are civilised, accomplished and clever. - Literary Review
For nearly 130 years, journalists, detectives and amateur sleuths (a.k.a. “Ripperologists”) have endeavoured to put a name – and, in the odd instance, a face – to “Jack the Ripper”, the unidentified serial killer who... More
This latest installment in Gyles Brandreth's Oscar Wilde's Murder Mystery Series maintains the pace and style of the earlier novels. It is a fast but engrossing read with many suspect and many chances to... More
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