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Simon Brett is a former radio and television comedy producer, who has been writing full-time for more than twenty years. Creator of the Charles Parks, Mrs. Pargeter and Feathering series of mysteries, his psychological thriller, 'A Shock to the System' was filmed, starring Michael Caine.
Married, with three children, he lives in an Agatha Christie-style village in West Sussex, England.
'An Amateur Corpse' is another fascinating Simon Brett mystery set in the backdrop of theater. Charles Paris is a part-time detective and professional actor, drawn into the affairs of an amateur theater company. Charles's friend Hugo's wife is murdered, and Hugo is charged with the crime. Now, Paris takes on the case personally.
The solution to the mystery lies in a clever double alibi. 'An Amateur Corpse' is an absorbing, and entertaining account of theatrical backstaging, backscratching and backbiting.
"A fine series!" - Newsday
"The solution is at once ingenious and credible and, on the way to it, the author enjoys himself - as the reader will too - at the expense of his minor characters." - Financial Times
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Simon Brett is a former radio and television comedy producer, who has been writing full-time for more than twenty years. Creator of the Charles Paris, Mrs. Pargeter and Fethering series of mysteries, his psychological thriller, A Shock to the System was filmed, starring Michael Caine. Married with three children, he lives in an Agatha Christie-style village in West Sussex, England.
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AN AMATEUR CORPSE
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. First U.S. edition with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. Meet Charles Paris: a washed-up actor with a taste for wine, women . . . and solving crimes! A binge-worthy cozy mystery series from the original king of British cozy crime, internationally best-selling, award-winning author Simon Brett, OBE. "Jobbing actor Charles Paris is first to arrive at the Breckton Backstagers' cast party. After suffering through their production of Chekhov's The Seagull, he badly needs a drink. Charles wishes he hadn't agreed to lead a critical discussion of the play in a few days' time. But cast member, advertising executive - and old friend - Hugo Mecken has put a lot of lucrative voiceover work his way of late, and it would be churlish to back out now. He only hopes he doesn't feel compelled to repeat his mistake with their upcoming run of Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale. After rather too much cheap red wine, Charles returns home with Hugo in the small hours, and is disturbed to hear him confess he feels like he's losing control and is on the verge of committing a terrible crime. Charles doesn't give the matter too much thought. Not until he stumbles over the very dead body of Hugo's wife, hidden in the coal shed, his old friend prime suspect for the murder . . ." publisher. Book. Seller Inventory # 002316
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