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Gyles Brandreth was born in a British Forces Hospital in Germany, where, in the aftermath of the Second World War, his father, Charles Brandreth, was serving as a legal officer with the Allied Control Commission and counted among his colleagues, H Montgomery Hyde, who, in 1948, published the first full account of the trials of Oscar Wilde.

Gyles Brandreth was educated at the Lycée Français de Londres, at Betteshanger School in Kent, and at Bedales School in Hampshire. Gyles Brandreth went on to New College, Oxford, where he was a scholar, President of the Union and editor of the university magazine, and then embarked on a career as an author and journalist. In 1974, at the Oxford Theatre Festival, Gyles Brandreth produced the first stage version of The Trials of Oscar Wilde, with Tom Baker as Wilde, and, in 2000, he edited the transcripts of the trials for an audio production starring Martin Jarvis.

In 2007/2008, John Murray in the UK and Simon & Schuster in the US began publishing The Oscar Wilde Murder Mysteries, his series of Victorian murder mysteries featuring Oscar Wilde as the detective.

As a broadcaster, Gyles Brandreth has presented numerous series for BBC Radio 4, including A Rhyme in Time, Sound Advice and Whispers – coincidentally the title of Robert Sherard’s first collection of poetry. A regular guest on Just a Minute and Countdown, his television appearances have ranged from being the guest host of Have I Got News for You to being the subject of This Is Your Life. On stage he has starred in an award-winning revue in the West End and appeared as Malvolio and the Sea Captain in a musical version of Twelfth Night in Edinburgh. With Hinge & Bracket he scripted the TV series, Dear Ladies; with Julian Slade he wrote a play about A A Milne; and, with Susannah Pearse, he has written a new musical about Lewis Carroll, The Last Photograph.

He is married to writer and publisher Michèle Brown, with whom he co-curated the exhibition of twentieth century children’s authors at the National Portrait Gallery and founded the award-winning Teddy Bear Museum now based at the Polka Theatre in Wimbledon. They have three children: a barrister, a writer and an environmental economist. Today, Gyles Brandreth has family living in New York, Maryland, South Carolina and California.

Oscar Wilde and the Vatican Murders
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Oscar Wilde and the Vatican Murders by Gyles Brandreth

Oscar Wilde and a Game Called Murder
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Oscar Wilde and a Game Called Murder by Gyles Brandreth

Oscar Wilde and the Dead Man's Smile
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Oscar Wilde and the Dead Man's Smile by Gyles Brandreth

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Gyles Brandreth Bibliography

Fiction

1. Oscar Wilde and the Candlelight Murders (or Candlelight Murders, UK edition) - 2008

2. Oscar Wilde and a Game Called Murder (or Ring of Death, UK edition) - 2008

3. Oscar Wilde and the Dead Man’s Smile (US & UK) - 2009

4. Oscar Wilde and the Vampire Murders (or Nest of Vipers, UK edition) - 2010

5. Oscar Wilde and the Vatican Murders (UK edition) - 2011

6. Oscar Wilde and the Vatican Murders (US edition) - May 2012

Non-Fiction

· John Gielgud: An Actor’s Life - 2001

· Brief Encounters: Meetings with Remarkable People - 2001

· Breaking the Code: Westminster Diaries 1992-97 - 1999

· Philip & Elizabeth: Portrait of a Marriage - 2004

· Charles & Camilla: Portrait of a Love Affair - 2005

Children’s Books

· Welcome to Mouse Village Series

· The Amazing Adventures of Bruno Bruin

· Max, the Boy Who Made a Million

· The Slippers that Talked Series

· The No. 13 Series

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VJ Books Presents Gyles Brandreth!

Oscar Wilde and the Vatican MurdersSigned First Edition

Oscar Wilde and a Game Called MurderSigned First Edition

Oscar Wilde and the Dead Man's SmileSigned First Edition

Oscar Wilde and the Vatican Murders
Signed First Edition

Oscar Wilde and a Game Called Murder
Signed First Edition

Oscar Wilde and the Dead Man's Smile
Signed First Edition