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A Comedian Dies / The Dead Side of the Mike (Volume 3) (Charles Paris, Bks 5,6)
A Comedian Dies / The Dead Side of the Mike - Volume 3 - Charles Paris, Bks 5,6 Author:Simon Brett Two Charles Paris mysteries in one edition. — A Comedian Dies - A rising young stage comedian, who is about to receive his profession's award as Most Promising Newcomer, dies sensationally on stage at the start of his act; as he picks up the mike, he is electrocuted. Faulty wiring seems to be the cause; no one person's to blame; a ve... more »rdict of death by misadventure is returned at the inquest. But Simon Brett's actor/detective, Charles Paris, who has already solved some highly complex murders in Cast in Order of Disappearance, So Much Blood and An Amateur Corpse, happens to have been in the audience. And when another member of the cast reveals the comedian checked his equipment before the performance, Charles is launched on a further fascinating puzzle.
The Dead Side of the Mike - Murder at the BBC? It's almost unimaginable. When Andrea Gower, the beautiful studio manager is murdered, the producer's only concern is the dead air emanating from the transmitter. But Charles Paris, the now famous actor/detective has come to Broadcasting House to give a talk, and ends up as a mystery voice on a showbiz quiz show. Paris has to wallow through layers of BBC scandal, and uncovers a complicated fraud -- with clues concealed in seemingly innocent announcements. These clues lead to a trap that is nearly the end of Mr. Paris.« less