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A Decent Interval

Charles Paris, Book 18

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A Decent Interval

By: Simon Brett
Narrated by: Michael Page
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After a long period of "resting", life is looking up for Charles Paris, who has been cast in a new production of Hamlet. But rehearsals are fraught. Ophelia is played by Katrina Selsey, who won the role through a television talent show. Hamlet himself is also played by a reality TV contestant, Jared Root. But when the company reaches the first staging post of their tour, matters get more serious, with one member of the company seriously injured in what appears to be an accident, and another dead. Once again, Charles Paris is forced to don the mantle of amateur detective to get to the bottom of the mystery.

©2013 Simon Brett (P)2013 Dreamscape Media, LLC Detective Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Literature & Fiction Mystery Suspense Thriller & Suspense Traditional Detectives Comedy

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Have enjoyed many Paris books, with Bill Niley, the story was good, but the narrations was not so good, just didn’t sit right in the deep voice, sometimes severity of voice, and  Lacks the usual humour in tone of delivering lines

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Most enjoyable and well read. Good for a journey. The dramatised versions with Bill Nighy are fun but you lose some of the plot with them.

Enjoy this on the go!

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It's always annoying when the narrator is changed. Bill Nighy is, in my opinion, the best Charles Parish and Simon B a close second. not so keen on this one.

another easy listen

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This book was a pale imitation of the Simon Brett Charles Paris books of the past. A weak story, lacklustre performance and none of the wit and sparkle of earlier books. A genuine disappointment as I have been a devoted fan.

Very disappointing

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Got as far as chapter 10 then couldn’t stand the narrator for another minute. When Simon Brett does his own narration the stories come alive and are thoroughly enjoyable. I skipped to the end to see whodunnit and then put this one down to a waste of a credit.

Skipped to the end

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