The Case of the Hood with No Hands

Winner of silver in the 2012 Independent Publishers Awards. Shes a surgeon shes beautiful and she desperately wants Mister Rainbow to shed some light on her husbands past. But when he does she wishes he hadnt. Because what Rainbow discovers is a handless hood - and a whole lot of murders. Rainbows a retro private eye who keeps himself to himself. He lives (illegally) on a boat in Sydney Harbour has no identity and frequents speakeasies. Hes also got a nemesis called Pandora ... The Case of the Hood With No Hands the first novel in the Mister Rainbow heptalogy is a thoroughly modern story with a wink and a nod to the golden age of pulp fiction. With its memorable characters witty dialogue and fast-paced plot it signals the arrival of an arresting new Australian talent. Mister Rainbow is that rare creature - a PI with depth. Down at heel shabby inept - hes a born loser at his best when the odds are stacked against him. Somehow in a taut contest he wins. Barry Oakley writer and former literary editor of The Australian