Dead Giveaway — Simon Brett

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. For fans of Richard Osman - but with added bite!Like a little malice in your mysteries? Some cynicism in your cosies? Simon Brett is happy to oblige THE NEW YORK TIMESFew crime writers are as enchantingly gifted THE SUNDAY TIMESOne of British crime's most assured craftsmen . . . Perfect entertainment THE GUARDIANA new Simon Brett is an event for mystery fans P.D. JAMESMurder most enjoyable COLIN DEXTER_______________________A struggling actor - and sometimes sleuth - takes a job he can't refuse . . . A pilot episode for a brand new game showOne man murdered whilst the cameras are rolling . . .Charles Paris is on the case and hoping for a DEAD GIVEAWAY!In the cut-throat world of showbiz, jobbing actor Charles Paris reluctantly takes a minor role on a pilot for a new TV game show, If the Cap Fits.It's by no means Charles' dream role, but he doesn't have the luxury of being picky. The opportunity to work with some of Britain's most famous television stars and the allure of a visit to the West End Television bar sweeten the deal - perhaps one more so than the other!The cast also includes popular game show host Barrett Doran, who is less than charming when the cameras aren't rolling . . .When Barrett drops dead in the middle of filming and one of the producers is accused of murdering the star, Charles - with a growing reputation as an amateur sleuth - is enlisted to find the true killer. Fans of Agatha Christie, The Thursday Murder Club, Anthony Horowitz, Alexander McCall Smith, M.C. Beaton and Faith Martin will love this hilarious cozy traditional mystery series featuring one of the funniest antiheroes in crime fiction. Written over a fifty-year-period, it perfectly captures life and contemporary attitudes in 1970s London - and beyond!READERS ADORE CHARLES PARIS:Cheeky humor makes this adventure thoroughly delightful Publishers WeeklyThis is one of the best in the series of Paris tales, which lovingly satirize the fringes of show business Library Journal Four words that never fail to lift the heart: A Charles Paris Mystery The TelegraphCharles Paris is my hero Margaret, 5* Amazon reviewI love these stories Mrs J.E. H., 5* Amazon reviewTHE CHARLES PARIS MYSTERIES, IN ORDER:1. Cast in Order of Disappearance2. So Much Blood3. Star Trap4. An Amateur Corpse5. A Comedian Dies6. The Dead Side of the Mike 7. Situation Tragedy8. Murder Unprompted9. Murder in the Title10. Not Dead, Only Resting11. Dead Giveaway12. What Bloody Man is That13. A Series of Murders14. Corporate Bodies15. A Reconstructed Corpse16. Sicken and So Die17. Dead Room Farce18. A Decent Interval19. The Cinderella Killer20. A Deadly Habit15. A Reconstructed Corpse16. Sicken and So Die17. Dead Room Farce18. A Decent Interval19. The Cinderella Killer20. A Deadly Habit