A Comedian Dies: A Crime Novel
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
When a stand-up comedian collapses and dies mid-performance, the death is quickly ruled an accident — but for Charles Paris, Simon Brett's charmingly dissolute actor-turned-amateur-sleuth, the laughter rings hollow and the truth refuses to stay buried. Set against the grimy, glittering backdrop of Britain's variety entertainment circuit in the late 1970s, A Comedian Dies draws the reader into a world of struggling comics, shady agents, and professional jealousies sharp enough to kill, as Paris unravels a web of deceit that the theatre world would sooner keep behind the curtain. Brett writes with a wit as dry as a martini and an insider's affection for the seedier corners of showbusiness, delivering a mystery that is as much a social comedy as it is a whodunit. The Charles Paris series has earned its place as a beloved institution of British crime fiction, celebrated for its impeccably observed milieu and its endearingly flawed protagonist — a man whose talent for detection is matched only by his talent for finding the nearest bar. A Comedian Dies is a masterclass in comic crime writing that will leave readers wondering: in a world built on punchlines, who gets the last laugh?
Author: Simon Brett
Format: Hardback
Published: 1979, Victor Gollancz Ltd
Genre: Crime fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
When a stand-up comedian collapses and dies mid-performance, the death is quickly ruled an accident — but for Charles Paris, Simon Brett's charmingly dissolute actor-turned-amateur-sleuth, the laughter rings hollow and the truth refuses to stay buried. Set against the grimy, glittering backdrop of Britain's variety entertainment circuit in the late 1970s, A Comedian Dies draws the reader into a world of struggling comics, shady agents, and professional jealousies sharp enough to kill, as Paris unravels a web of deceit that the theatre world would sooner keep behind the curtain. Brett writes with a wit as dry as a martini and an insider's affection for the seedier corners of showbusiness, delivering a mystery that is as much a social comedy as it is a whodunit. The Charles Paris series has earned its place as a beloved institution of British crime fiction, celebrated for its impeccably observed milieu and its endearingly flawed protagonist — a man whose talent for detection is matched only by his talent for finding the nearest bar. A Comedian Dies is a masterclass in comic crime writing that will leave readers wondering: in a world built on punchlines, who gets the last laugh?