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Title: Charles Paris: What Bloody Man is That?

Author: Simon Brett

Narrator: Simon Brett

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 10 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-05-11

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

Charles Paris is on his way up again, career-wise. No longer resting or playing a corpse in a cupboard, he finds himself doubling almost every role in a provincial production of the play dreaded by superstitious theatrefolk: Macbeth. The three principals could hardly be more assorted: Macbeth is played by TV gameshow personality George Birkitt; Lady Macbeth comes straight from Stratford, an intense young woman with Method in her madness; and Duncan is that notorious ham, Warnock Belvedere, who feels that hes in the great tradition of actor-managers.

With such a cast, sparks are bound to fly, and its not long before Charles Paris finds himself in the familiar role of private eye when death strikes in the night...

Members Reviews:

Brilliantly written and read by Simon Brett

Simon Bretts books are a delight, and listening to Simon read any of his books doubly so. Listening to the brilliant Charles Paris and Mrs Pargeter whodunnit stories on tape on long road trips in the 1990s got me hooked on audiobooks.

Its great to see Audible now have available, some of the Charles Paris stories read by Simon Brett himself. For me Charles Paris is Simons best creation, a mildly dissolute journeyman stage actor with a charming character, wry humour and excellent amateur sleuthing skills, that Simon brilliantly characterises in his audio books. What Bloody man is that? is just one of many great Charles Paris stories and a must listen to for any whodunit fan.

Weak leading character.

What made the experience of listening to Charles Paris: What Bloody Man is That? the most enjoyable?

An amusing tale with a very authentic theatre background.

What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)

Satisfied.

Which scene did you most enjoy?

The very beginning.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes, the auther's style is easy to listen to.

Any additional comments?

Charles Paris' addiction and its consequences are disappointing"

Please get Bill to read the Story

Very much enjoyed the story but it would be infinately better if Bill Nighy was the reader

Disappointing

I'm a big fan of the BBC dramatisations. However this novel is pretty disappointing by comparison. The puerile sexist quips ("she wouldn't recognise a joke unless it knocked her over and raped her") make the hero, Charles, very uncomfortable company. I guess the BBC edits the text when dramatising! Pity Brett doesn't exercise the same judgement.

theatre based mystery

Overall the plot was well fleshed out and I liked the main character, Charles Paris. In the way of fictional detectives he is flawed but intelligent and humane with just a touch of vulnerability. Towards the end though it all fizzled out and the unmasking of the killer was a bit of an anti climax