I’ve got a few talks and things coming up, as follows:
7 October 6.30 Cuckfield LitFest.
31 October 7.00 Cobham Library
1 November 7.30 Battle Festival.
17 January 2.00 Hayling Island U3A
20 February Guildford Institute
2 March Rye – cRYmE Writers Festival
9 March Guest of Honour at Portsmouth MysteryFest
13 March 2.00 Basingstoke U3A
Rehearsals in a new West End play are disrupted by sudden, violent death in the intriguing new Charles Paris mystery
Having landed a small part in a new West End play, The Habit of Faith, Charles Paris is dismayed to discover that his good fortune has been orchestrated by his bète noire, the now-famous screen actor Justin Grover. But why has Grover become involved in this relatively obscure production - and why has he roped in Charles to star?
From the outset the production is fraught with difficulties -- and matters become even more complicated when a body is discovered at the foot of the dressing room stairs. Did they fall - or were they pushed? As one of the last people to have seen the victim alive, Charles Paris is drawn into the ensuing investigation - and discovers that more than one person involved in the play has a scandalous secret to hide ...