Dickinson David - Goodnight Sweet Prince - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: Mystery surrounds the death of Queen Victoria's grandson England 1892. Victoria Queen and Empress is in the 54th year of her reign when her grandson Prince Eddy eldest son of the Prince of Wales is found slaughtered in his bed at Sandringham. Terrified of more royal scandal the Prince of Wales and his spindoctors decide to cover up the facts and the murder is disguised as death by influenza. Lord Francis Powerscourt an Irish investigator is privately asked to find the killer. His quest takes him on a journey through the prince's debauched and dissolute past across Europe to the misty waterways of Venice where amidst scandal and suicide Powerscourt finally unravels themystery of the sweet prince's last goodnight. Praise FOR THE BOOK" In this excellent novel Dickinson weaves a tale of blackmail and murder among the royals late in Victoria's reign& his knowledge of the arts history and literature is nothing if not exhaustive and adds enormously to the overall background& One hopes to see more of Lord Powerscourt and his friends in the near future. - Publishers Weekly" This is detective fiction in the grand style; the characters and the plot soar upwards and carry us in their wake. Powerscourt's debut in this intoxicating book is the start of a gilded life in the archives of crime. - James Naughtie
Title: Goodnight Sweet Prince
Author(s): Dickinson David
Publisher: Little Brown Book Group
Barcode: 9781845294984
Pages: 320 Pages
Publication Date: 1/25/2007
Series: Lord Francis Powerscourt
Category: Crime & Mystery