The Penultimate Chance Saloon Book

Simon Brett is a British author who has written several mystery series that I've read'the Charles Paris series, the Fethering series and the Mrs. Pargeter series. They are witty, not too violent, and have interesting characters. For this challenge, I chose one of his stand-alone books, "The Penultimate Chance Saloon."
Bill Stratton, is a shallow television newsreader, known for his segments of amusing tidbits delivered after the hard news, introduced with the words "by way of contrast." He is pretty well pleased with his life as he turns sixty, and is caught off guard when his wife Andrea announces that she is leaving him for a doctor named Dewi. Bill would have told anyone that he and Andrea were a happy couple, and he believed it. Bill gets back into the dating game, and begins a new career as a speaker, capitalizing on his popular news items.
I enjoyed the book'it was a humorous, quick read. The main character, Bill, was shallow but not obnoxious and seemed pleasantly oblivious to what was going on in his life.