Murder Unprompted by Simon Brett

Murder Unprompted



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Murder Unprompted Simon Brett
Language: English
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Staging a successful play is a high-stakes venture for all involved, and jealousies can run wild in the business. When strange illnesses start pointing toward poison, it's up to Paris to stay ahead of the intrigue or wind up hospitalized, or worse, in the morgue. In this Charles Paris mystery, the seasoned actor and part-time sleuth gets the part of understudy to the lead in a West End play. But when the lead gets shot on stage on the opening night, it falls to Charles once again to solve the murder.
At 54, Charles Paris is still nursing the hope that one day his acting talent will be showcased in a brilliant West End play, The Hooded Owl. Alex Household, who wants the leading role, and Charles are feeling more and more confident as announcements are made that the play will have a West End run. But their hopes are dashed when they're told that both their parts are being given to well-known television actors. Alex storms off the set in a rage, but Charles stays on as an understudy. When the leading man is murdered on opening night, it's up to Charles to prove Alex innocent. Murder Unprompted is an engaging look at backstage life in the British theater. Packed with suspense and humor, it is certain to please mystery and theater fans. Simon Prebble's narrative superbly enlivens each of the characters.
Here is another of Simon Bretts fascinating blends of crime and backstage drama. This time he provides what might be described as the biography of a playfrom the cradle to the grave. Murder Unprompted takes you from the author, to an unscrupulous producer, to the theater itself, to director, to castincluding Mr. Bretts bit-player detective, Charles Paris.But trouble starts the first night. The star cant remember his lines, and worsehes shot dead on stage. Paris takes on not only his usual role of detective, but lead of the play as well . . . a role that will lead him to the perpetrators of the crime. Murder Unprompted will delight theater buffs as well as all lovers of mystery.



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