Not Dead, Only Resting — 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 desperate actor - and involuntary sleuth - taking a job as a house painterA horrible discovery on his first day at workA corpse - mutilated and left for days . . . But at least Charles Paris is NOT DEAD, ONLY RESTING!Unemployed actor Charles Paris is desperate for a job. With no acting engagements on the horizon, he takes up a job as a house painter . . . only to discover the mutilated corpse of the young and handsome chef of a fancy London restaurant on his first day at work!The public quarrel between murder victim Yves Lafeu and his business and life partner Tristram Gowers at their restaurant a few days prior makes this an open and shut case - especially as Tristan has gone on the run, and is nowhere to be found. But when it becomes clear that Yves seemed to have more foes than initially thought, Charles launches into sleuthing action, determined to find out what really happened - and to catch a cunning 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:A delightfully witty tale Library JournalBrett has a gift for creating vivid, complex characters Publishers WeeklyFew crime writers are as enchantingly gifted The Sunday TimesA nicely layered plot . . . lively characters . . . and an unexpected ending Happiness Is a Warm Book I really loved this one . . . great fun Norma, 5* GoodReads reviewBrilliant . . . write more Amazon Customer, 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 Habit