Charles Paris mysteries

Who killed Marcus Steen, the theatrical tycoon with a fortune to leave to his young mistress Jacqui? And who killed Bill Sweet, the shady blackmailer with a supply of compromising photographs? Charles Paris, a middle-aged actor addicted to booze and women, decides to investigate by assuming a variety of roles, among them that of the mythical Detective Sergeant McWhirter. But, as Paris is about to discover only too painfully, impersonating a police...

2) So much blood

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Brett, Simon

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3) Star trap: a crime novel

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4) An amateur corpse

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5) Comedian Dies

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1 of 1	Longmont Adult Fiction Compact Discs	CD FICTION BRETT, S.

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1993

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About to receive an award as Most Promising Newcomer, a rising young stage comedian sensationally drops dead on stage at the start of his act: as he picks up the mike, he is electrocuted. Faulty wiring seems to be the cause and a verdict of death by misadventure is returned at the inquest. But actor/detective Charles Paris was in the audience that night and when another member of the cast reveals that the comedian checked his equipment just before...

6) The dead side of the mike

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7) Situation tragedy: a Charles Paris mystery

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8) Murder unprompted

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9) Murder in the title

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10) Not dead, only resting

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10.

11) Dead giveaway

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11.

12) What bloody man is that?

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12.

13) A series of murders

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13.

14) Corporate bodies

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15) A reconstructed corpse: a Charles Paris mystery

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In the 15th novel in the series, Charles Paris finds work as an actor on a TV show which recreates crimes to solve them. The troubles begin when Paris, who plays a missing man, discovers the man's body parts turning up in the studio. By the author of Corporate Bodies.

16) Sicken and so die

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17) Dead room farce

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18) A decent interval: a Charles Paris novel

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Brett, Simon

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18.

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After a long period of 'resting', life is looking up for Charles Paris, who has been cast as the Ghost of Hamlet's Father and First Gravedigger in a new production of Hamlet. But rehearsals are fraught. Ophelia is played by Katrina Selsey, who won the role through a television talent show. Hamlet himself is also played by a reality TV contestant, Jared Root - and the two young stars have rather different views of celebrity and the theatre than the...

19) The Cinderella killer: a Charles Paris novel

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19.

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Landing a minor part in the Empire Theatre Eastbournes Christmas production of Cinderella, Charles Paris soon discovers that his main role is to gently introduce the show's baffled American star, famous sitcom actor Kenny Polizzi, to the bizarre customs of English pantomime. During their convivial sessions in the local pub, Charles finds himself increasingly caught up in Polizzi's tangled affairs as the American fends off a vengeful soon-to-be-ex-wife,...

20) A deadly habit

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Having landed a small part in a new West End play, The Habit of Faith, Charles Paris is dismayed to discover that his good fortune has been orchestrated by his bête noire, the now-famous screen actor Justin Grover. But why has Grover become involved in this relatively obscure production - and why has he roped in Charles to star?

21) Tickled to death, and other stories of crime and suspense

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