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Simon Brett is an English novelist of mystery novels. He writes the Charles Paris, Mrs. Pargeter, Fethering Mysteries and Blotto & Twinks series. He is also an accomplished playwright. Simon got his degree (with first-class honours) from Dulwich College and Wadham College, Oxford. He went on to work for BBC Radio, which included producing the first episode of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and several other popular shows. Following that, he moved to the television end of the BBC, including producing End of Part One and The Glums. Since that time, he has moved onto becoming a sitcom writer in addition to his work as a novelist.

Simon Brett became a published author in 1975 with the novel Cast, in Order of Disappearance. The novel introduced readers to his Charles Paris series. Below is a list of Simon Brett’s books in order of when they were originally released:

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Publication Order of Blotto and Twinks Books

Blotto, Twinks, and the Ex-King's Daughter (2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Blotto, Twinks and the Dead Dowager Duchess (2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Blotto, Twinks and the Rodents of the Riviera (2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Blotto, Twinks and the Bootlegger's Moll (2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Blotto, Twinks and Riddle of the Sphinx (2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Blotto, Twinks and the Heir to the Tsar (2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Blotto, Twinks and the Stars of the Silver Screen (2017)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Blotto, Twinks and the Intimate Revue (2019)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Blotto, Twinks and the Great Road Race (2019)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Blotto, Twinks and the Maharajah's Jewel (2021)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Blotto, Twinks and the Suspicious Guests (2023)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Blotto, Twinks and the Conquistadors' Gold (2023)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Blotto, Twinks and the Phantom Skiers (2024)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Charles Paris Books

Cast in Order of Disappearance (1975)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
So Much Blood (1976)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Star Trap (1977)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
An Amateur Corpse (1978)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Comedian Dies (1979)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Dead Side Of The Mike / Mic (1980)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Situation Tragedy (1981)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Murder Unprompted (1982)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Murder in the Title (1983)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Not Dead, Only Resting (1984)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
DeadGiveaway (1985)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
What Bloody Man is That? (1987)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Series of Murders (1989)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Corporate Bodies (1991)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Reconstructed Corpse (1993)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Sicken and So Die (1996)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Dead Room Farce (1997)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Decent Interval (2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Cinderella Killer (2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Deadly Habit (2018)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Decluttering Mysteries Books

The Clutter Corpse (2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
An Untidy Death (2021)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Waste of a Life (2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Fethering Mystery Books

The Body on the Beach (2000)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Death on the Downs (2001)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Torso in the Town (2002)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Murder in the Museum (2003)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Hanging in the Hotel (2004)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Witness at the Wedding (2005)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Stabbing in the Stables (2006)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Death Under the Dryer (2007)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Blood at the Bookies (2008)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Poisoning in the Pub (2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Shooting in the Shop (2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Bones Under the Beach Hut (2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Guns in the Gallery (2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Corpse on the Court (2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Strangling on the Stage (2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Tomb in Turkey (2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Killing in the Cafe (2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Liar in the Library (2018)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Killer in the Choir (2019)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Guilt at the Garage (2021)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Death and the Decorator (2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Mrs Pargeter Books

A Nice Class of Corpse (1986)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Mrs., Presumed Dead (1988)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Mrs. Pargeter's Package (1990)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Mrs. Pargeter's Pound of Flesh (1992)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Mrs. Pargeter's Plot (1996)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Mrs. Pargeter's Point of Honour (1998)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Mrs Pargeter's Principle (2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Mrs Pargeter's Public Relations (2017)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Mrs Pargeter's Patio (2023)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Sod Books

How to Be a Little Sod (1992)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Little Sod's Next Step (1994)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Not Another Little Sod (1997)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Three Detectives Books

The Three Detectives and the Missing Superstar (1986)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Three Detectives and the Knight in Armor (1987)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

A Shock to the System (1984)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Dead Romantic (1986)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
After Henry (1987)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Booker Book (1989)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Christmas Crimes at Puzzel Manor (1992)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Singled Out (1995)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Penultimate Chance Saloon (2006)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas

Heavenly Bodies (1997)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Ways to Kill a Cat (1997)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Method Murder (2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Short Story Collections

Tickled to Death (1985)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Box of Tricks (1985)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Crime Writers and Other Animals (1998)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Crime in Rhyme and Other Mysterious Fragments (2000)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Seriously Funny, and Other Oxymorons (2003)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Baby Tips For Dads (2004)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Baby Tips For Mums (2005)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Baby Tips for Grandparents (2006)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
On Second Thoughts (2006)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Plays

Murder In Play (1994)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Mr. Quigley's Revenge (1995)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Silhouette (1998)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Tale of Little Red Riding Hood (1998)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Sleeping Beauty (With: Unknown) (1999)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Putting the Kettle on (2002)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Small Family Murder (2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Healthy Grave (2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Anthologies

100 Great Detectives, Or, the Detective Directory(1991)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
1st Culprit(1992)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Man Who...(1992)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Fifty Best Mysteries(1993)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Fine Art of Murder: The Mystery Reader's Indispensable Companion(1993)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Malice Domestic 6(1997)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Once Upon a Crime(1998)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Crime Story Collection(2000)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Malice Domestic 10(2001)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Sunken Sailor(2004)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Thou Shalt Not Kill(2005)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Detection Collection(2005)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Mammoth Book of Best British Crime 8(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Mammoth Book of Best British Crime Volume 10.(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Deadly Pleasures(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Bodies in the Bookshop(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Ten Year Stretch(2018)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Murder Takes a Holiday: Classic Crime Stories for Summer(2021)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

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Simon Brett Synopsis: The Detection Club is the oldest crime writing organization that represents British crime writers. The club has welcomed members including Agatha Christie, Dorothy Sayers and G.K. Chesterton. With the 75th anniversary of the Detection Club is an anthology entitled The Detective Collection, which contains 11 new stories by current members of the clubs, including stories from Lindsey Davis, P.D. James, Robert Barnard, Colin Dexter, John Harvey, Reginald Hill, Peter Lovesey and more. The anthology is edited by Detection Club president Simon Brett.

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