{"product_id":"2026200014216-secondhand-not-dead-only-resting-a-crime-novel","title":"Not Dead, Only Resting: A Crime Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: First ed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Very good\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Previous owner\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a celebrated chef is found dead in his fashionable London restaurant, amateur sleuth Charles Paris finds himself drawn into a world of culinary ambition, hidden rivalries, and lethal secrets in Simon Brett's razor-sharp crime novel, Not Dead, Only Resting. Paris, a perpetually cash-strapped and charmingly dissolute actor, possesses an uncanny knack for stumbling into murder investigations, and this case—served up from the glittering but treacherous kitchens of the capital's restaurant scene—proves no exception. The victim's polished world conceals a bitter underbelly of professional jealousy and personal vendettas, and Paris must navigate a cast of suspects as colourful as they are dangerous.\n\nBrett writes with a deft, ironic wit that situates him firmly in the tradition of the classic English comic crime novel, yet his plots carry a genuine menace beneath their wry surfaces. The Charles Paris series is celebrated for its sharp social satire—skewering the pretensions of the London arts and media world with affectionate but unsparing precision. Not Dead, Only Resting is a masterclass in atmosphere and misdirection, leaving readers to wonder until the very last page which seemingly respectable face conceals the coldest of hearts.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49160997470427,"sku":"2026200014216-SECONDHAND","price":30.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/5f4415a1-d8df-4321-a11d-bbe92e64f1c4.png?v=1787188719","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200014216-secondhand-not-dead-only-resting-a-crime-novel","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}