A Decent Interval
By Simon Brett
Read by Michael Page
The Charles Paris Series: Book 18
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1 Format: Digital Download
After along period of ‘resting’, life is looking up for Charles Paris, who has beencast as the Ghost of Hamlet’s Father and First Gravedigger in a new productionof Hamlet. But rehearsals are fraught. Ophelia is played by KatrinaSelsey, who won the role through a television talent show. Hamlet himself isalso played by a reality television contestant, Jared Root, and the two youngstars have rather different views of celebrity and the theater than the moreexperienced members of the cast. But whenthe company reach the first staging post of their tour, the Grand TheatreMarlborough, matters get more serious, with one member of the company seriouslyinjured in what appears to be an accident, and another dead. Once again,Charles Paris is forced to don the mantle of amateur detective to get to thebottom of the mystery.
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Summary
Summary
After along period of ‘resting’, life is looking up for Charles Paris, who has beencast as the Ghost of Hamlet’s Father and First Gravedigger in a new productionof Hamlet. But rehearsals are fraught. Ophelia is played by KatrinaSelsey, who won the role through a television talent show. Hamlet himself isalso played by a reality television contestant, Jared Root, and the two youngstars have rather different views of celebrity and the theater than the moreexperienced members of the cast.
But whenthe company reach the first staging post of their tour, the Grand TheatreMarlborough, matters get more serious, with one member of the company seriouslyinjured in what appears to be an accident, and another dead. Once again,Charles Paris is forced to don the mantle of amateur detective to get to thebottom of the mystery.
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Author
Author Bio: Simon Brett
Simon Brett is the creator of four series of detective novels, the Charles Paris, Mrs Pargeter, Fethering, and Blotto & Twinks series. His 1984 stand-alone novel A Shock to the System was adapted as a film starring Michael Caine. He was awarded an OBE in 2016 for his services to literature and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. Before turning to writing full time, he worked with BBC radio and London Weekend Television Other radio work includes several one-off plays for Radio 4 and a number of episodes of the Baldi detective series. A former president of Britain’s Crime Writers Association, he is president of the Detection Club, as well as being involved with various writers’ organizations.
Details
Details
| Available Formats : | Digital Download |
| Category: | Fiction/Mystery & Detective |
| Runtime: | 6.59 |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
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