Synopsis:
This is set in London in 1889. Oscar Wilde, celebrated poet, wit, playwright and raconteur is the literary sensation of his age. All of Europe lies at his feet. Yet when he chances across the naked corpse of sixteen-year-old Billy Wood, posed by candlelight in a dark stifling attic room, he cannot ignore the brutal murder. With the help of fellow author Arthur Conan Doyle he sets out to solve the crime - but it is Wilde's unparalleled access to all degrees of late Victorian life, from society drawing rooms and the bohemian demi-monde to the underclass, that will prove the decisive factor in their investigation of what turns out to be a series of brutal killings. This is a gripping detective story of corruption and intrigue, of Wilde's growing success, of the breakdown of his marriage and of his fatal friendship with Aidan Fraser, Inspector at Scotland Yard.

RELEASE NOTES:

Whilst out for a sunny Sunday walk with the family, I left this carefully perched amongst the 17ft high stack of horseshoes.

Good witty writing.Found the book tucked into a well-known stack of horseshoes outside the former village blacksmiths forge. I'll probably leave it in the same prominent place for someone else to find.

CAUGHT IN SCARRINGTON NOTTINGHAMSHIRE ENGLAND

Found the book on the pile of horseshoes in Scarrington village. It is an absolutely brilliant read, so much so that I read it twice then passed it to my daughter who was unable to put it down. We are definitely going to read the next in this series. I shall be sorry to have to pass it on but shall be doing so in a nereby village

CAUGHT IN NOTTINGHAM NOTTINGHAMSHIRE UNITED KINGDOM