Followed by book two, Dead of for a Spell in October 2014. As business manager for London’s Lyceum Theatre, Stoker is faced with the murder of an understudy and a nefarious plot to shut down a production of Hamlet. The most recent – and perhaps last – in the series is Oscar Wilde and the Murders at Reading Gaol (2012).Ĭursed in the Act by Raymond Buckland (2014) – Though perhaps best known for his books on Wicca, author Buckland turned to the realm of fiction with this mystery featuring the creator of Dracula, Bram Stoker (1847 – 1912). Oscar Wilde and a Death of No Importance by Gyles Brandreth (2007) – In this first entry, also known as Oscar Wilde and the Candlelight Murders, the notorious author of The Picture of Dorian Gray and A Woman of No Importance investigates the murder of a young artist’s model with the help of none other than Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes. In the series debut, Jane visits the estate of her friend, Isobel Payne, Countess of Scargrave, who is accused of poisoning her husband and having an adulterous affair with the man’s nephew. There are thirteen entries in this long-running series at present, the most recent being Jane and the Waterloo Map (2016). Jane and the Unpleasantness at Scargrave Manor by Stephanie Barron (1996) – Binghampton, NY native Francine Stephanie Barron Mathews presents famous author Jane Austen (1775 – 1817) as an amateur sleuth.
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