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![]() | Cast in Order of Disappearance (1975) (The first book in the Charles Paris series) A novel by Simon Brett |
Who killed Marius Steen, the theatrical tycoon with a fortune to leave his young mistress Jacqui? And who killed Bill Sweet, the shady blackmailer with a supply of compromising photographs? Charles Paris, a middle-aged actor who keeps going on booze and women, takes to detection in Cast, In Order of Disappearance, by assuming a variety of roles, among them that of a Scotland Yard Detective-Sergeant, and the results are both comic and dramatic. As the mythical McWhirter of the Yard, he actually precipitates the crime; as one of the blackmailer's victims, he finds himself in bed with the blackmailer's wife; as a small-part player in a horror film (The Zombie Walks), he gets shot at by a murderer. And he arrives at the solution by way of the petrol crisis and an abortive attack of the German measles. It's a light-hearted frolic that is, at the same time, a beautifully ingenious puzzle, and it fizzes with fun and wit.
Genre: Mystery
Genre: Mystery
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Hardback Editions
August 1990 : Hardback
| Title: Cast in Order of Disappearance (Lythway Large Print Books) Author(s): Simon Brett ISBN: 0-7451-1185-8 / 978-0-7451-1185-8 (UK edition) Publisher: Chivers Large print (Chivers, Windsor, Paragon & C Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
September 1985 : Hardback
| Title: Cast in Order of Disappearance Author(s): Simon Brett ISBN: 0-575-03739-3 / 978-0-575-03739-7 (UK edition) Publisher: Gollancz Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
1982 : Leather Bound
| Title: Cast, in Order of Disappearance Author(s): Simon Brett Publisher: Heron Books Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
1977 : Hardback
| Title: Cast.. In Order Of Disappearance Author(s): Simon Brett Publisher: Thriller Book Club Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
August 1975 : Hardback
| Title: Cast in Order of Disappearance ([Gollancz thriller]) Author(s): Simon Brett ISBN: 0-575-01998-0 / 978-0-575-01998-0 (UK edition) Publisher: Littlehampton Book Services Ltd Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
1975 : Hardback
| Title: Cast, In Order of Disappearance Author(s): Simon Brett ISBN: 0-684-14707-6 / 978-0-684-14707-9 (USA edition) Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
June 2000 : Paperback
| Title: Cast, In Order of Disappearance (Charles Paris Mysteries) Author(s): Simon Brett ISBN: 0-595-00339-7 / 978-0-595-00339-6 (USA edition) Publisher: iUniverse Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
May 1990 : Paperback
| Title: Cast, in Order of Disappearance Author(s): Simon Brett ISBN: 0-8161-4917-8 / 978-0-8161-4917-9 (USA edition) Publisher: G K Hall & Co Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
May 1990 : Paperback
| Title: Cast in Order of Disappearance Author(s): Simon Brett ISBN: 0-575-04732-1 / 978-0-575-04732-7 (UK edition) Publisher: Gollancz Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 1986 : Mass Market Paperback
| Title: Cast, in Order of Disappearance Author(s): Simon Brett ISBN: 0-440-11123-4 / 978-0-440-11123-8 (USA edition) Publisher: Dell Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
September 1982 : Paperback
| Title: Cast in Order of Disappearance (Keyhole Crime) Author(s): Simon Brett ISBN: 0-263-74027-7 / 978-0-263-74027-1 (UK edition) Publisher: Mills & Boon Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
1982 : Mass Market Paperback
| Title: Cast in order of Disappearance Author(s): Simon Brett Publisher: Keyhole Crime Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
1982 : Mass Market Paperback
| Title: Cast in order of Disappearance Author(s): Simon Brett Publisher: Keyhole Crime Availability: Amazon More details... |
April 1979 : Paperback
| Title: Cast in Order of Author(s): Simon Brett ISBN: 0-425-04134-4 / 978-0-425-04134-5 (USA edition) Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 1975 : Paperback
| Title: Cast, in Order of Disappearance Author(s): Simon Brett Publisher: Dell Publishing Availability: Amazon More details... |
Audio Editions
May 2011 : Audio CD
| Title: Charles Paris: Cast in Order of Disappearance (BBC Radio Crimes) Author(s): Simon Brett ISBN: 1-4084-6844-1 / 978-1-4084-6844-9 (UK edition) Publisher: BBC Audiobooks Ltd Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
1997 : Audio Cassette
| Title: Cast, in order of Disappearance (A Charles Paris mystery) Author(s): Simon Brett ISBN: 0-7887-0858-9 / 978-0-7887-0858-9 (USA edition) Publisher: Recorded Books Availability: Amazon More details... |
August 1990 : Audio Cassette
| Title: Cast, in Order of Disappearance Author(s): Simon Brett ISBN: 1-55656-155-5 / 9781556561559 (USA edition) Publisher: Dercum Pr Audio Availability: Amazon Amazon CA More details... |
May 1990 : Audio Cassette
| Title: Cast, in Order of Disappearance: Complete & Unabridged Author(s): Simon Brett ISBN: 0-7451-5803-X / 978-0-7451-5803-7 (UK edition) Publisher: Chivers Audio Books Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 1990 : Audio Cassette
| Title: Cast, in Order of Disappearance Author(s): Simon Brett ISBN: 0-8161-9989-2 / 978-0-8161-9989-1 (USA edition) Publisher: G K Hall Audio Books Availability: Amazon Amazon CA More details... |
Other Editions
November 2011 : Kindle edition
| Title: Cast in Order of Disappearance: Charles Paris Series, Book 1 Author(s): Simon Brett Publisher: Severn Select Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
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