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About the Author

Simon Brett was born in Worcester Park, Surrey on October 28, 1945. He attended Dulwich College and then Wadham College, Oxford, where he studied English. Between 1967 and 1977, he was a producer with BBC Radio. He also spent a couple of years working for Thames Television. In 1975, he published mostrar mais his first 'Charles Paris' novel. By 1979, Brett had become a full-time writer. He has written and edited children's books, humorous novels and several anthologies. In 1986, he introduced another sleuth: Mrs Pargeter. As well as the Charles Paris and Mrs. Pargeter detective series, he is also the author of the radio and television series After Henry, the radio series No Commitments and the bestselling How to be a Little Sod . His novel A Shock to the System was filmed starring Michael Caine. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos

Séries

How to Be a Little Sod

Charles Paris: BBC Radio Crimes

The Three Detectives

Decluttering Mysteries

Baby Tips (Brett)

Frank Muir goes into--

Obras de Simon Brett

Popular Recente

The Body on the Beach (2000) 436 cópias

A Nice Class of Corpse (1986) 331 cópias

Death on the Downs (2001) 317 cópias

Murder in the Museum (2003) 315 cópias

The Torso in the Town (2002) 256 cópias

The Hanging in the Hotel (2004) 249 cópias

Mrs, Presumed Dead (1988) 223 cópias

The Stabbing in the Stables (2006) 215 cópias

The Witness at the Wedding (2005) 207 cópias

Cast, In Order of Disappearance (1975) 191 cópias

Mrs. Pargeter's Package (1990) 189 cópias

Mrs Pargeter's Pound of Flesh (1992) 188 cópias

Mrs. Pargeter's Point of Honour (1998) 171 cópias

Death Under the Dryer (2007) 157 cópias

Mrs Pargeter's Plot (1996) 154 cópias

The Dead Side of the Mike (1980) 147 cópias

Star Trap (1977) 145 cópias

An Amateur Corpse (1978) 142 cópias

So Much Blood (1976) 142 cópias

Blotto, Twinks and the Ex-King's Daughter (2009) 141 cópias

Corporate Bodies (1991) 140 cópias

The Poisoning in the Pub (2009) 139 cópias

Situation Tragedy (1981) 133 cópias

Blood at the Bookies (2008) 132 cópias

A Comedian Dies (1979) 129 cópias

Murder Unprompted (1982) 127 cópias

The Shooting in the Shop (2010) 127 cópias

A Reconstructed Corpse (1993) 123 cópias

Murder in the Title (1983) 121 cópias

Bones Under the Beach Hut (2011) 121 cópias

A Series of Murders (1989) 119 cópias

The Christmas Crimes at Puzzel Manor (1991) 116 cópias

Not Dead, Only Resting (1984) 116 cópias

The Faber Book of Parodies (1984) — Editor — 111 cópias

What Bloody Man is That? (1987) 109 cópias

Sicken and So Die (1995) 108 cópias

Dead Giveaway (1985) 105 cópias

A Shock to the System (1984) 104 cópias

The Corpse on the Court (2012) 88 cópias

The Liar in the Library (2017) 87 cópias

Guns in the Gallery (2011) 85 cópias

How to Be a Little Sod (1992) 84 cópias

Blotto, Twinks and the Dead Dowager Duchess (2010) 81 cópias

A Decent Interval (2013) 80 cópias

Dead Romantic (1985) 77 cópias

The Faber Book of Diaries (1987) — Editor — 77 cópias

The Clutter Corpse (2020) 76 cópias

The Detection Collection (2005) — Editor — 75 cópias

The Tomb in Turkey (2014) 75 cópias

The Strangling on the Stage (2013) 74 cópias

The Faber Book of Useful Verse (1981) — Editor — 68 cópias

Dead Room Farce (1997) 66 cópias

The Killing in the Café (2015) 61 cópias

Singled Out (1995) 58 cópias

Blotto, Twinks and the Rodents of the Riviera (2012) 57 cópias

The Cinderella Killer (2014) 57 cópias

Frank Muir Goes into.... (1978) 56 cópias

Mrs Pargeter's Principle (2015) 55 cópias

Blotto, Twinks and the Bootlegger's Moll (2013) 49 cópias

The Killer in the Choir (2019) 48 cópias

Mrs Pargeter's Public Relations (2017) 44 cópias

An Untidy Death (2021) 40 cópias

Tickled to Death and Other Stories of Crime and Suspense (1985) 39 cópias

Guilt at the Garage (2020) 37 cópias

The Penultimate Chance Saloon (2006) 35 cópias

Molesworth Rites Again (1983) 29 cópias

A Deadly Habit (2018) 28 cópias

Cast, in Order of Disappearance / So Much Blood / Star Trap / An Amateur Corpse (1993) 28 cópias

Blotto, Twinks and the Heir to the Tsar (2015) 27 cópias

Death and the Decorator (2022) 26 cópias

Blotto, Twinks and Riddle of the Sphinx (2013) 25 cópias

Waste of a Life (2022) 24 cópias

Second Frank Muir Goes Into.... (1979) 24 cópias

The third Frank Muir goes into-- (1980) 22 cópias

After Henry (1987) 22 cópias

Baby Tips For Dads (2004) 21 cópias

Baby Tips for Mums (2005) 20 cópias

Look Who's Walking! (1994) 20 cópias

Crime Writers and Other Animals (1998) 19 cópias

Blotto 08: Blotto, Twinks and the Intimate Revue (2018) 18 cópias

A Charles Paris Mystery: Cast in Order of Disappearance: BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisation (2011) 18 cópias

Not Another Little Sod (1997) 18 cópias

Blotto, Twinks and the Great Road Race (2019) 16 cópias

Blotto, Twinks and the Stars of the Silver Screen (2016) 15 cópias

Blotto, Twinks and the Maharajah's jewel (2021) 14 cópias

Seriously Funny, and Other Oxymorons (Gift Books) (2017) 14 cópias

The Dead Side of the Mic (2010) 13 cópias

A Charles Paris Mystery: An Amateur Corpse: BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisation (2013) 13 cópias

Bibliotheca Classica (2018) 12 cópias

How to Be a Little Sod / Little Sod's Next Step (1994) 12 cópias

Mrs Pargeter's Patio (2023) 12 cópias

Little Sod's Next Step (1996) 11 cópias

Take a Spare Truss: Tips for Nineteenth Century Travellers (1984) 11 cópias

Blotto, Twinks and the Suspicious Guests (Blotto Twinks Book 11) (2022) 9 cópias

A Charles Paris Mystery: Murder in the Title: BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisation (2012) 9 cópias

A Charles Paris Mystery: A Series of Murders: BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisation (2009) 9 cópias

A Charles Paris Mystery: A Reconstructed Corpse: BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisation (2012) 9 cópias

Star Trap [and] An Amateur Corpse (2003) 9 cópias

On Second Thoughts: Bad First Ideas and Other Rubbish from the Bins of the Famous (2006) 8 cópias

A Charles Paris Mystery: Corporate Bodies: BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisation (2014) 8 cópias

The Three Detectives and the Knight in Armor (1987) 7 cópias

Spotlight on murder: Three Charles Paris mysteries (1984) 7 cópias

The Booker Book (1989) 6 cópias

Baby Tips For Grandparents (2006) 6 cópias

The Three Detectives and the Missing Superstar (1985) 6 cópias

Charles Paris: Star Trap: A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation (2019) 6 cópias

How to Stay Topp (1987) 6 cópias

A Charles Paris Mystery: The Cinderella Killer: BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisation (1849) 6 cópias

A Charles Paris Mystery: Murder Unprompted: BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisation (2015) 6 cópias

Bad Form (1984) 5 cópias

A Charles Paris Mystery: A Decent Interval: BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisation (2016) 5 cópias

Charles Paris: A Doubtful Death: A BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisation (2020) 5 cópias

3x v roli detektiva Charles Paris (1989) 5 cópias

Cast, in Order of Disappearance [and] So Much Blood (2001) 4 cópias

A Reconstructed Corpse / Sicken and So Die / Dead Room Farce (2004) 4 cópias

Dead Giveaway [and] What Bloody Man Is That? (2004) 4 cópias

Father Paolo Baldi Mysteries: The Complete BBC Radio Crime Series (2019) 3 cópias

The Complete Mrs Pargeter Crime Mysteries 3 cópias

A Charles Paris Mystery: Dead Room Farce: BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisation (2018) 3 cópias

A Comedian Dies [and] The Dead Side of the Mike (2004) 3 cópias

A Series of Murders [and] Corporate Bodies (2004) 2 cópias

The Child-Owner’s Handbook (1983) 2 cópias

Smelling of Roses: The Complete Series 1-4: A BBC Radio 4 Comedy Drama (2021) 2 cópias

Situation Tragedy [and] Murder Unprompted (2004) 2 cópias

Murder in the Title [and] Not Dead, Only Resting (2004) 2 cópias

Foul Play: The Complete Series 1-4: The BBC Radio 4 Murder Mystery Panel Game (2021) 2 cópias

Mrs Pargeter Murder Mysteries Set 2 cópias

How's Your Mother 2 cópias

Waste Paper Basket Archive (1986) 2 cópias

After Henry (BBC Radio Collection) (1988) 2 cópias

Charles Paris: So Much Blood: A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation (2023) 2 cópias

Appeal (2017) 2 cópias

Charles Paris: Sicken and So Die: A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation (2022) 1 exemplar(es)

The Christmas Crimes at 'Cinderella.' Part Three: 27 December 1 exemplar(es)

The Case of the Chandelier 1 exemplar(es)

Charles Paris: A Deadly Habit: A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation (2021) 1 exemplar(es)

Blotto, Twinks and the Conquistadors' Gold (Blotto Twinks Book 12) 1 exemplar(es)

Happy Christmas Darling - and Goodbye [short story] 1 exemplar(es)

The Christmas Crimes at 'Cinderella.' Part Two: Boxing Day 1 exemplar(es)

The Christmas Crimes at 'Cinderella.' A Puzzle in Four Parts: Part One: Christmas Eve 1 exemplar(es)

The Christmas Crimes at 'Cinderella.' Part Four: 28 December 1 exemplar(es)

A Small Family Murder (2008) 1 exemplar(es)

The Little Sod Diaries: Complete & Unabridged (1999) 1 exemplar(es)

Fethering Mysteries Collection (10 books) (2010) 1 exemplar(es)

A Crime in Rhyme and Other Mysterious Fragments (2000) 1 exemplar(es)

Murder in Play (1994) 1 exemplar(es)

Slow Burn 1 exemplar(es)

Little Old Ladies 1 exemplar(es)

Frank Muir at the Beeb (1999) 1 exemplar(es)

How is your mother 1 exemplar(es)

A Healthy Grave (2010) 1 exemplar(es)

Silhouette Pb (Acting E.) (1998) 1 exemplar(es)

Stone Cold 1 exemplar(es)

Omnibus Death Under The Dryer & Blood at the Bookies 1 exemplar(es)

British Summer, and Other Oxymorons (2017) 1 exemplar(es)

Omicidio in TV 1 exemplar(es)

A Murder is Announced 1 exemplar(es)

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Associated Works

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: A Trilogy in Five Parts (1979) — Prefácio, algumas edições — 4,120 cópias

The Oxford Book of English Detective Stories (1990) — Contribuinte — 399 cópias

Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe (1988) — Contribuinte — 202 cópias

Masterpieces of Mystery and Suspense (1988) — Contribuinte — 189 cópias

Once Upon a Crime (1998) — Contribuinte — 124 cópias

Much Ado About Murder (2002) — Contribuinte — 98 cópias

Malice Domestic 6 (1997) — Contribuinte — 93 cópias

The Best British Mysteries (2003) — Contribuinte — 77 cópias

A Classic English Crime: 13 Stories for the Christie Centenary (1990) — Contribuinte — 77 cópias

A Classic Christmas Crime (1995) — Contribuinte — 76 cópias

Fifty Best Mysteries (1991) — Contribuinte — 72 cópias

1st Culprit: A Crime Writers' Association Annual (1992) — Contribuinte — 59 cópias

Murderous Schemes (1996) — Contribuinte — 58 cópias

A Century of British Mystery and Suspense (2000) — Contribuinte — 56 cópias

The Mammoth Book of Comic Crime (2002) — Contribuinte — 47 cópias

Murder Most British: Stories from Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine (1996) — Contribuinte — 38 cópias

Malice Domestic 10 (2001) — Contribuinte — 33 cópias

First Cases 2: First Appearances of Classic Amateur Sleuths (1997) — Contribuinte — 32 cópias

Slightly Foxed 4: Now we're shut in for the night (2004) — Contribuinte — 32 cópias

The Sinking Admiral (2016) — Contribuinte — 31 cópias

The Sunken Sailor (2004) — Contribuinte — 31 cópias

The Mammoth Book of Best British Crime 9 (2012) — Contribuinte — 30 cópias

The Mammoth Book of Best British Crime 8 (2011) — Contribuinte — 28 cópias

Murder Takes a Holiday (2020) — Contribuinte — 28 cópias

Clouds of Witness (BBC Audio Drama) (1974) — Producer, algumas edições — 27 cópias

Slightly Foxed 3: Sharks, Otters and Fast Cars (2004) — Contribuinte — 26 cópias

The Deadly Bride and 21 of the Year's Finest Crime and Mystery Stories: Volume II (2006) — Contribuinte — 26 cópias

The Best British Mysteries 4 (2006) — Contribuinte — 25 cópias

Crème de la Crime (2000) — Contribuinte — 24 cópias

The Verdict of Us All (2006) — Contribuinte — 22 cópias

Murder Most Postal: Homicidal Tales That Deliver a Message (2001) — Contribuinte — 22 cópias

The Mammoth Book of Best British Crime 10 (2013) — Contribuinte — 21 cópias

Motives for Murder (2016) 20 cópias

Winter's Crimes 11 (1979) — Contribuinte — 13 cópias

The Man Who ... (1992) — Contribuinte — 13 cópias

Crime After Crime (1998) — Contribuinte — 13 cópias

Crime Waves: No. 1 (1991) — Contribuinte — 12 cópias

Original Sins (2010) — Contribuinte — 11 cópias

The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories: Seventh Annual Edition (1998) — Contribuinte — 9 cópias

Crimes of Passion: Twenty-Three Tales of Love and Hate (1993) — Contribuinte — 8 cópias

Winter's Crimes 20 (1988) 8 cópias

The Best of Winter's Crimes: A selection from Winter's Crimes 1-17, .Vol 1 (1986) 7 cópias

Winter's Crimes 12 (1980) — Contribuinte — 6 cópias

Winter's Crimes 16 (1984) — Contribuinte — 6 cópias

Ink and Daggers (2023) — Contribuinte — 5 cópias

Winter's Crimes 14 (1982) — Contribuinte — 5 cópias

The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories: Sixth Annual Edition (1997) — Contribuinte — 5 cópias

Perfectly Criminal 2: Whydunit? (1997) — Contribuinte — 4 cópias

First Cases [Unabridged Audiobook] (2002) — Contribuinte — 3 cópias

John Creasey's Crime Collection, 1982 (1982) — Contribuinte — 3 cópias

Winter's Crimes 23 (1991) 2 cópias

The Death At Yew Corner | The Dead Side of the Mike | People of Darkness (1981) 2 cópias

Winter's Crimes 18 (1987) — Contribuinte — 2 cópias

Death at Deepwood Grange | Murder in C Major | Dead Giveaway (1986) — Contribuinte — 1 exemplar(es)

Mrs. Pollifax on the China Station | Murder in the Title | A Taste of Treason (1983) 1 exemplar(es)

Situation Tragedy | Death's Gray Angel | Missing Woman (1981) 1 exemplar(es)

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Conhecimento Comum

Nome de batismo: Brett, Simon Anthony Lee
Data de nascimento: 1945-10-28
Sexo: male
Nacionalidade: UK
Local de nascimento: Worcester Park, Surrey, England, UK
Locais de residência: Worcester Park, Surrey, England, UK
Arundel, Sussex, England, UK
Educação: Dulwich College, London
Oxford University (Wadham College)
Ocupação: tv producer/presenter
radio producer
Organizações: London Weekend Television
BBC
Agente: Lisa Moylett (CMM Agency (UK))
Pequena biografia: Produced the first ever episode of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

Became a full-time writer in the late 1970s.

Simon Brett worked as a radio and TV producer before taking up writing full-time. As well as the Fethering Mysteries series, he is also the author of the TV series AFTER HENRY, the radio series NO COMMITMENTS and SMELLING OF ROSES, and the best-selling HOW TO BE A LITTLE SOD. His novel A SHOCK TO THE SYSTEM was filmed starring Michael Caine.

Membros

Discussions

A Comedian Dies, by Simon Brett: rev. jimroberts em Reviews reviewed (Junho 2011)

Resenhas

3x v roli detektiva Charles Paris de Simon Brett

Mrtvá strana mikrofonu, Situační tragédie, Vražda bez nápovědy Detektivní příběhy z prostředí britského rozhlasu a televize, spojené postavou amatérského detektiva.

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PDSS | Mar 14, 2024 |

Mrs Pargeter's Patio (A Mrs Pargeter Mystery Book 9) de Simon Brett

Picked this up at Bouchercon. Hadn't read any others in the series, but I was delighted that didn't matter. Mrs. Pargeter, widow of a man who was patron to a large number of people in useful but questionable careers, finds a body under her patio. The writing was light and witty. My only difficulty was the supposed innocence of Mrs. Parteger in understanding the career choices of her criminal companions, who try to protect her from knowing nasty truths. How much she knew about her husband's career seemed to shift throughout the story. Other than that, it was a fun read, very diverting.… (mais)

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lisahistory | outras 2 resenhas | Mar 2, 2024 |

Mrs Pargeter's Patio (A Mrs Pargeter Mystery Book 9) de Simon Brett

Picked this up at Bouchercon. Hadn't read any others in the series, but I was delighted that didn't matter. Mrs. Pargeter, widow of a man who was patron to a large number of people in useful but questionable careers, finds a body under her patio. The writing was light and witty. My only difficulty was the supposed innocence of Mrs. Parteger in understanding the career choices of her criminal companions, who try to protect her from knowing nasty truths. How much she knew about her husband's career seemed to shift throughout the story. Other than that, it was a fun read, very diverting.… (mais)

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LisaMLane | outras 2 resenhas | Mar 2, 2024 |

A Nice Class of Corpse de Simon Brett

1st in series of cozy mystery involving Mrs Pargeter, a widow of a criminal mastermind. She retires to a hotel by the sea and finds herself solving murders. A fun read. Reader review: Really fun read, typical British Cozy. Was the first book in a 6 book series, a great set up for a very enjoyable ride. Lots of twists and turns, very endearing "retired" villians, with Mrs. P using the inheritance of her late "mastermind businessman" husband to solve unjustice. Just Plain FUN!

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bentstoker | outras 7 resenhas | Jan 26, 2024 |

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