The Case of the Horses for Corpses

When a few too many dead bodies turn up on Sydney's mean streets Rainbow's too busy to investigate - until an old flame goes up in smoke.Then it's no holds barred as the famous PI with the dancing feet finds himself pitted against the city's crooked gamblers - and the dame determined to whip them into line.The Case of the Horses for Corpses the third novel in the sensational Mister Rainbow series is a 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.Praise for Mister Rainbow'Mister Rainbow is that rare creature - a PI with depth. Down at heel shabby inept - he's 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