Charles Paris by Simon Brett
Charles Paris is the protagonist in a series of mystery novels by British author Simon Brett. Charles Paris is separated from his wife and still unhappy, with a little success in his acting career (but not that much) and has a bit of a drinking problem (but not out of control). He ends up finding himself getting mixed up into various crimes and then becoming an amateur sleuth by accident.

Simon Brett launched his Charles Paris series in 1975 with the novel Cast, in Order of Disappearance. The series would go on in a steady basis until the 17th novel, Dead Room Farce in 1997. There would be a lengthy hiatus until the 18th novel, A Decent Interval in 2013. The series is currently ongoing. Below is a list of Simon Brett’s Charles Paris books in order of when they were first released (which is the same as their chronological order):

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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

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Charles Paris Synopsis: Cast, in Order Disappearance by Simon Brett is the author’s debut and the debut of the Charles Paris character. Charles Paris is an aging actor who loves his alcohol and his women. He ends up interested in the case of Marcus Steen, a theatre tycoon who left his fortune to his mistress, as well as the case of Bill Sweet, a shady blackmailer who ended up murdered. He ends up investigating the cases by pretending to be “Detective Sergeant McWhirter,” but he soon finds out how bad of an idea it is to pretend to be a cop.

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