Baker & Taylor After a duchess is found murdered, with two puncture wounds in her neck at a high-profile late-19th-century party, it is up to Oscar Wilde and his friend Arthur Conan Doyle to find the elusive killer. Simultaneous. 35,000 first printing.
Simon and Schuster Oscar Wilde and the Vampire Murders opens in 1890, at a glamorous party hosted by the Duke and Duchess of Albemarle. All of Londonâs high societyâincluding the Prince of Walesâare 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 murderedâwith 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.
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