JACK THE RIPPER : CASE CLOSED

Hardback. SIGNED. A novel featuring 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 (Police Chief Macnaghten) was Oscar Wilde's neighbour in Tite Street, Chelsea. A gripping, revelatory 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. 356pp. 8vo. h/back. From the library of literary agent Robert Smith. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED TO ROBERT BY GYLES BRANDRETH. As New in dw.