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A Decent Interval

by Simon Brett
Michael Page
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After a long period of 'resting', life is looking up for Charles Paris, who has been cast in a new production of Hamlet. But rehearsals are fraught. Ophelia is played by Katrina Selsey, who won the role through a television talent show. Hamlet himself is also played by a reality TV contestant, Jared Root. But when the company reaches the first staging post of their tour, matters get more serious, with one member of the company seriously injured in what appears to be an accident, and another dead. Once again, Charles Paris is forced to don the mantle of amateur detective to get to the bottom of the mystery.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Charles Paris Mystery

  • Publisher

  • Awards

  • Release date

    July 1, 2013

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781666589658
      • File size: 189905 KB
      • Duration: 06:35:38

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      It's been 15 long years since we've had a Charles Paris mystery by creator Simon Brett. Charles has changed little; he's always looking for the next acting job--and, even more importantly, the next drink. Narrator Michael Page smoothly presents an older, more resigned and passive Charles. When the leading lady in HAMLET succumbs to poison, Charles swings into action. Brett offers his usual eccentric characters, particularly several has-been actors whom Page portrays replete with exaggerated foreign accents and huge egos. Ex-wife Francis and Agent Maurice Skelton, regulars in Brett's series, play only minor roles, and they're missed as they add humanity and humor to Charles's somewhat limited life an actor. The denouement is clever as Charles returns to London having made a compassionate decision regarding the murderer. S.G.B. (c) AudioFile 2013, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      Starred review from June 10, 2013
      Brett’s actor-sleuth, Charles Paris, makes a long-overdue comeback in his droll 18th outing (after 1998’s Dead Room Farce). Paris, a has-been, is delighted to get steady work in a new, offbeat English production of Hamlet, featuring reality-show stars Jared Root and Katrina Selsey as Hamlet and Ophelia, and set inside a gigantic model of the Danish prince’s skull. Root’s lack of acting talent raises the tension level on the production, as do his and Selsey’s efforts to out-diva each other. Before long, an “accident” and a murder allow Paris the chance to play amateur sleuth again. Golden-age fans will appreciate the fair-play whodunit, which demonstrates that the form can be adapted to a contemporary setting. Satirical touches, such as Paris’s reaction to a documentary about the 1455 Battle of St. Albans partially set in a shopping mall, keep the atmosphere on the lighter side. Brett has a rare gift for balancing humor and detection.

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  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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  • English

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