Simon Brett (1) (1945–)
Autor(a) de The Body on the Beach
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About the Author
Simon Brett was born in Worcester Park, Surrey on October 28, 1945. He attended Dulwich College and then Wadham College, Oxford, where he studied English. Between 1967 and 1977, he was a producer with BBC Radio. He also spent a couple of years working for Thames Television. In 1975, he published mostrar mais his first 'Charles Paris' novel. By 1979, Brett had become a full-time writer. He has written and edited children's books, humorous novels and several anthologies. In 1986, he introduced another sleuth: Mrs Pargeter. As well as the Charles Paris and Mrs. Pargeter detective series, he is also the author of the radio and television series After Henry, the radio series No Commitments and the bestselling How to be a Little Sod . His novel A Shock to the System was filmed starring Michael Caine. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
Séries
Obras por Simon Brett
Cast, in Order of Disappearance / So Much Blood / Star Trap / An Amateur Corpse (1993) 28 exemplares
A Charles Paris Mystery: Cast in Order of Disappearance: BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisation (2011) 18 exemplares
A Charles Paris Mystery: An Amateur Corpse: BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisation (2013) 13 exemplares
A Charles Paris Mystery: Murder in the Title: BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisation (2012) 9 exemplares
A Charles Paris Mystery: A Series of Murders: BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisation (2009) 9 exemplares
A Charles Paris Mystery: A Reconstructed Corpse: BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisation (2012) 9 exemplares
On Second Thoughts: Bad First Ideas and Other Rubbish from the Bins of the Famous (2006) 8 exemplares
A Charles Paris Mystery: The Cinderella Killer: BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisation (1849) 6 exemplares
The Complete Mrs Pargeter Crime Mysteries 3 exemplares
Mrs Pargeter Murder Mysteries Set 2 exemplares
How's Your Mother 2 exemplares
The Case of the Chandelier 1 exemplar
Slow Burn 1 exemplar
Little Old Ladies 1 exemplar
How is your mother 1 exemplar
Stone Cold 1 exemplar
Omicidio in TV 1 exemplar
A Murder is Announced 1 exemplar
Associated Works
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: A Trilogy in Five Parts (1979) — Prefácio, algumas edições — 4,128 exemplares
A Classic English Crime: 13 Stories for the Christie Centenary (1990) — Contribuidor — 77 exemplares
Murder Most British: Stories from Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine (1996) — Contribuidor — 38 exemplares
The Deadly Bride and 21 of the Year's Finest Crime and Mystery Stories: Volume II (2006) — Contribuidor — 26 exemplares
The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories: Seventh Annual Edition (1998) — Contribuidor — 9 exemplares
The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories: Sixth Annual Edition (1997) — Contribuidor — 5 exemplares
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Nome legal
- Brett, Simon Anthony Lee
- Data de nascimento
- 1945-10-28
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- UK
- Local de nascimento
- Worcester Park, Surrey, England, UK
- Locais de residência
- Worcester Park, Surrey, England, UK
Arundel, Sussex, England, UK - Educação
- Dulwich College, London
Oxford University (Wadham College) - Ocupações
- tv producer/presenter
radio producer - Organizações
- London Weekend Television
BBC - Agente
- Lisa Moylett (CMM Agency (UK))
Fatal error: Call to undefined function isLitsy() in /var/www/html/inc_magicDB.php on line 425- Produced the first ever episode of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
Became a full-time writer in the late 1970s.
Simon Brett worked as a radio and TV producer before taking up writing full-time. As well as the Fethering Mysteries series, he is also the author of the TV series AFTER HENRY, the radio series NO COMMITMENTS and SMELLING OF ROSES, and the best-selling HOW TO BE A LITTLE SOD. His novel A SHOCK TO THE SYSTEM was filmed starring Michael Caine.
Membros
Discussions
A Comedian Dies, by Simon Brett: rev. jimroberts em Reviews reviewed (Junho 2011)
Críticas
BBC Foul Play: Complete Series 1-4 por Simon Brett
Very lovely indeed!
Mrtvá strana mikrofonu, Situační tragédie, Vražda bez nápovědy Detektivní příběhy z prostředí britského rozhlasu a televize, spojené postavou amatérského detektiva.
Picked this up at Bouchercon. Hadn't read any others in the series, but I was delighted that didn't matter. Mrs. Pargeter, widow of a man who was patron to a large number of people in useful but questionable careers, finds a body under her patio. The writing was light and witty. My only difficulty was the supposed innocence of Mrs. Parteger in understanding the career choices of her criminal companions, who try to protect her from knowing nasty truths. How much she knew about her husband's career seemed to shift throughout the story. Other than that, it was a fun read, very diverting.… (mais)
Picked this up at Bouchercon. Hadn't read any others in the series, but I was delighted that didn't matter. Mrs. Pargeter, widow of a man who was patron to a large number of people in useful but questionable careers, finds a body under her patio. The writing was light and witty. My only difficulty was the supposed innocence of Mrs. Parteger in understanding the career choices of her criminal companions, who try to protect her from knowing nasty truths. How much she knew about her husband's career seemed to shift throughout the story. Other than that, it was a fun read, very diverting.… (mais)
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 157
- Also by
- 56
- Membros
- 8,986
- Popularidade
- #2,674
- Avaliação
- 3.7
- Críticas
- 291
- ISBN
- 1,120
- Línguas
- 13
- Marcado como favorito
- 11