Situation Tragedy & Murder Unprompted; Omnibus 4: v. 4 - Brossura

Brett, Simon

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1903552427 ISBN 13: 9781903552421

Casa editrice: Back-in-Print Books Ltd, 2004

Riassunto

Situation Tragedy West End TV are planning a new situation-comedy series called 'The Strutters'. It is a spin-off from an earlier sucessful series, What'll the Neighbours Say, which derived its humour from the conflict between the wildly bohemian central character and his very conventional neighbours, Colonel and Mrs Strutter. Now these supporting characters are themselves the stars of the new show. From the outset, things go horribly wrong with the new series in which Charles plays a golf-club barman. Odd accidents - if they are accidents - remove, one by one, three of the people involved and even a Yorkshire terrier. There is no discernable pattern in all this, but Charles Paris is confidently on the trail of the mass-murderer. But the bizarre solution, brilliantly led up to, surprises even him. Murder Unprompted Fame at last - or so Charles Paris hopes when his latest play moves from the provinces to London's West End. Though Charles is a competent actor he does not have the "drawing power" at the box office. As he agrees to be an understudy and a big-name star comes in Charles soon recognizes familiar signs of disaster backstage at 'The Hooded Owl'. But even he is surprised when an actor is murdered in full view of the audience on stage on the opening night. Charles pitches in on stage and as an amateur detective in the dressing rooms. The suspects are many, ranging from a jealous wife to a bitter actor who lost his part to the playwright who heard his beautiful lines twisted and the director who saw his work ruined. Delightful and complex as ever, Charles goes about solving the murder with his usual blend of quiet wit and patience.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Back-in-Print Books Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1903552427
• ISBN 13: 9781903552421
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 280