{"product_id":"a-comedian-dies-9780684161686","title":"A comedian dies","description":"\u003cp\u003eText for Author Bio: Simon Brett is a former radio and television comedy producer  who has been writing full-time for more than twenty years. Creator of the Charles Parks  Mrs. Pargeter and Feathering series of mysteries  his psychological thriller  A Shock to the System was filmed  starring Michael Caine. Married  with three children  he lives in an Agatha Christie-style village in West Sussex  England. A rising young stage comedian  who is about to receive his professions award as Most Promising Newcomer  dies sensationally on stage at the start of his act; as he picks up the mike  he is electrocuted. Faulty wiring seems to be the cause; no one persons to blame; a verdict of death by misadventure is returned at the inquest. But Simon Bretts actor\/detective  Charles Paris  who has already solved some highly complex murders in Cast in Order of Disappearance  So Much Blood and An Amateur Corpse  happens to have been in the audience. And when another member of the cast reveals the comedian checked his equipment before the performance  Charles is launched on a further fascinating puzzle.Text for Review Box: \"A witty tour of the showbiz undergrowth... instantly enjoyable.\" Guardian\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45792378355765,"sku":"ByrdShop_0684161680","price":95.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780684161686.jpg?v=1784747846","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/a-comedian-dies-9780684161686","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}