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A Charles Paris Mystery Book 1: Cast In Order of Disappearance

AuthorSimon Brett

NarratorBill Nighy

SeriesCharles Paris Mysteries, Book 1

Duration1h 52m

CategoriesAdult Fiction, Crime, Thriller and Mysteries, Cosy Crime

PublisherAudio Go Ltd

VersionAbridged

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Bill Nighy stars as Charles Paris with Martine McCutcheon as Jodie Ricks in this BBC Radio 4 comedy detective drama. Charles finds himself uncharacteristically employed in a film, having landed the part of Szabec, a middle management vampire in The Wreathing. His co-star is swimwear model turned actress Jodie Ricks and before long, Jodie is using Charles as a confidant. Poor Jodie is in terrible trouble-not only is she being blackmailed over some compromising photos, but she is also carrying the baby of the film's producer, Elliot Roth, who now wants nothing to do with her. Then things take an even nastier turn when it appears that someone is trying to kill Jodie. Always keen to help a damsel in distress, Charles sets about trying to solve the mystery...

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Geoff 20 May 2021

Enter Mr Paris, louche sleuth, stage right

The first in Simon Brett's actor-cum-sleuth series Charles Paris, adapted for radio by the BBC, voiced by Bill Night and Suzanne Burdon.

Wonderful characterisations and dialogue, we warm to the louche Paris in spite of his penchant for drink halfway through a show/film performance.

This is the first on the series and we meet his half-estranged Mrs and agent that like him then loathe him in turns in most of these books.
Understandably.

But this is sharper than your average soft whodunnit, and 2 hours fly by. Situation, words and people paint a brilliant picture and the whole hangs together.

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