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y separately published work icon The Case of the Death of a Ladies Man single work   novel   crime  
Is part of The Rainbow Series Red C. S. Boag , 2013 series - author novel (number 2 in series)
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'When Mister Rainbow finds a headless honcho in a Kings Cross alleyway, the tattoo around the corpse's neck leaves no doubt as to its identity. Thomas L. Tycho was everybody's enemy - a trickster, a dirty dealer, a wide boy who made the mistake of wide boys the world over - not making himself narrower when the gun went off. The killer's identity, however, proves more elusive - as everybody hated Tommy, anybody could have popped him. His wife, his girlfriend, and half of Sydney's underworld all had motive, but Mister Rainbow smells something fishy, and it's got nothing to do with what's floating in the harbour ... ' (Publication summary)

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    • Sydney, New South Wales,: Xoum , 2013 .
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      • Published 19 August 2013
      ISBN: 1922057541
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    y separately published work icon Mister Rainbow : Volume 1 C. S. Boag , Sydney : Xoum , 2017 10867641 2017 selected work single work novella

    'The two volumes in the Mister Rainbow collection bring together the seven sensational novellas in the acclaimed gumshoe series – modern crime stories with a wink and a nod to the golden age of pulp fiction.

    'With their memorable characters, witty dialogue and fast-paced plots, the books announce the arrival of an arresting new Australian talent.' (Publication summary)

    Sydney : Xoum , 2017
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