Charles Paris has landed a dual role in a lavish West End musicalonstage
as a bit player, offstage as an undercover sleuth. The productions nervous backers fear that
someone is trying to kill the play. The ultimate showstopper would be to eliminate the star.

One of Englands most popular comedians, the star is adored by the public, despised in the
business. The playwright wants to strangle him. The leading lady longs to stab him in the back.
The young Lothario looks at him with deadly rage. And, unless Charles turns the spotlight on
the real behind-the-scenes saboteur before opening night, murder will take top
billing.

Simon Brett worked as a producer with BBC radio before turning to writing full-time. A former president of Britain's Crime Writers Association, he is the creator of the Mrs. Pargeter mysteries and the Charles Paris series as well as the Fethering mysteries. He lives in the South of England with his family.

Geoffrey Howard is a retired British journalist who strives to add warmth and clarity to every audiobook. Says Howard, "I try to bring the listener as close as possible to the experience I'm having while reading it for the first time."