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Charles Paris's acting career plumbs new depths when he takes the part of a possible murder victim in Public Enemies, a true-crime television series. Finding himself in a bizarre world somewhere between police procedure and showbiz, Charles is inexorably drawn into the investigation ... especially after the dismembered limbs start turning up. The viewers of Public Enemies get caught up in the macabre jigsaw puzzle of death; it is ghastly, of course, but it does make good television. As the program's ratings soar, so the egos behind the scene become ever more inflated, and Charles ever more determined to solve the mystery.

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'Brett is a master of the English cozy, comfortable, witty and sympathetic to his hero's plight.' -- Publishers Weekly

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Simon Brett started out at the BBC as a radio producer. During his 10 years there, he worked on such programs as The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. He moved to London Weekend Television in 1977. Brett's first Charles Paris novel, Cast In Order of Disappearance, was published in 1975. He has written over 80 books, including 19 Charles Paris books, 15 Fethering Mysteries and six Mrs Pargeter novels, as well as several non-series titles such as A Shock to the System, which was adapted as a film starring Michael Caine. Simon Brett started out at the BBC as a radio producer. During his 10 years there, he worked on such programs as The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. He moved to London Weekend Television in 1977. Brett's first Charles Paris novel, Cast In Order of Disappearance, was published in 1975. He has written over 80 books, including 19 Charles Paris books, 15 Fethering Mysteries and six Mrs Pargeter novels, as well as several non-series titles such as A Shock to the System, which was adapted as a film starring Michael Caine.

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