Simon Brett
1945-
 

Simon Anthony Lee Brett was born in Worcester Park, Surrey. He was educated at Dulwich College and then at Wadham College, Oxford, where he studied English. Between 1967 and 1977, he was a producer with BBC Radio. He subsequently spent a couple of years working for Thames Television. He has written and edited children's books, humorous novels and several anthologies. By 1979, Brett had become a full-time writer. In the early Eighties, he was able to move from London to the village of Burpham, near Arundel, West Sussex where he still lives with his wife. In 2014, Brett was awarded the Crime Writers' Association's prestigious Diamond Dagger for sustained excellence and contribution to crime writing. He is the creator of:
1. 'Blotto and Twinks', an aristocratic brother and sister sleuthing duo in 1920s England.
2. 'Charles Paris', a professional actor and amateur detective.
3. 'Fethering Mysteries' featuring Jude and Carole, amateur investigators from the village of Fethering.
4. 'Melita Pargeter', a widow and amateur sleuth.
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Titles and year of publication:  

'Blotto and Twinks' Novels
 1) Blotto, Twinks, and the Ex-King's Daughter  2009
 2) Blotto, Twinks and the Dead Dowager Duchess  2010
 3) Blotto, Twinks and the Rodents of the Riviera  2011
 4) Blotto, Twinks and the Bootlegger's Moll  2012
 5) Blotto, Twinks, and Riddle of the Sphinx  2013
 6) Blotto, Twinks and the Heir to the Tsar  2015
 7) Blotto, Twinks and the Stars of the Silver Screen  2018
 8) Blotto, Twinks and the Intimate Revue  2018
 9) Blotto, Twinks and the Great Road Race  2019
10) Blotto, Twinks and the Maharajah's Jewel  2021
11) Blotto, Twinks and the Suspicious Guests  2022
12) Blotto, Twinks and the Conquistators' Gold  2023
13) Blotto, Twinks and the Phantom Skiers  2024
'Charles Paris' Novels
 1) Cast, in Order of Disappearance  1975
 2) So Much Blood  1976
 3) Star Trap  1977
 4) An Amateur Corpse  1978
 5) A Comedian Dies  1979
 6) The Dead Side of the Mike  1980
 7) Situation Tragedy  1981
 8) Murder Unprompted  1982
 9) Murder in the Title  1983
10) Not Dead, Only Resting  1984
11) Dead Giveaway  1985
12) What Bloody Man is That?  1987
13) A Series of Murders  1989
14) Corporate Bodies  1991
15) A Reconstructed Corpse  1994
16) Sicken and So Die  1995
17) Dead Room Farce  1998
18) A Decent Interval  2013
19) The Cinderella Killer  2014
20) A Deadly Habit  2018
'Fethering Mysteries' Novels
 1) The Body on the Beach  2000
 2) Death on the Downs  2001
 3) The Torso in the Town  2002
 4) Murder in the Museum  2003
 5) The Hanging in the Hotel  2004
 6) The Witness at the Wedding  2005
 7) The Stabbing in the Stables  2006
 8) Death Under the Dryer  2007
 9) Blood at the Bookies  2008
10) The Poisoning at the Pub  2009
11) The Shooting in the Shop  2010
12) Bones Under the Beach Hut  2011
13) Guns in the Gallery  2011
14) The Corpse on the Court  2012
15) The Strangling on the Stage  2013
16) The Tomb in Turkey  2014
17) The Killing in the Cafe  2015
18) The Liar in the Library  2017
19) The Killer in the Choir  2019
20) Guilt at the Garage  2020
21) Death and the Decorator  2022
'Melita Pargeter' Novels
 1) A Nice Class of Corpse  1986
 2) Mrs, Presumed Dead  1988
 3) Mrs Pargeter's Package  1990
 4) Mrs Pargeter's Pound of Flesh  1992
 5) Mrs Pargeter's Plot  1998
 6) Mrs Pargeter's Point of Honour  1999
 7) Mrs Pargeter's Principle  2015
 8) Mrs Pargeter's Public Relations  2016
 9) Mrs Pargeter's Patio  2023
Other Novels
 1) A Shock to the System  1984
 2) Dead Romantic  1985
 3) A Box of Tricks (short stories)  1985
 4) Christmas Crimes at Puzzel Manor  1991
 5) Singled Out  1995
 6) The Clutter Corpse  2020

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