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MISTER RAINBOW: The Omnibus Edition
The two volumes in the Mister Rainbow collection, of which this is the first, bring together the seven sensational stories in this acclaimed detective series - 21st century cases with a wink and a nod to the golden age of pulp fiction spearheaded by Dadiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler.
With their memorable characters, witty dialogue and fast paced plots, the Rainbow series announces the arrival of an arresting ne Australian talent.
With their memorable characters, witty dialogue and fast paced plots, the Rainbow series announces the arrival of an arresting ne Australian talent.
539 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 29, 2018
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About the author
C.S. Boag
9 books167 followersOver a long writing career, C. S. Boag's work has featured in numerous publications, including The Sydney Morning Herald, the former Sydney Sun newspaper and The Bulletin magazine. His first story appeared in Sydney University's Honi Soit magazine and a number of his short stories have been published since.
A former columnist and feature writer, he is a winner of the Walter Stone Memorial Prize for Literature. In the Mister Rainbow series the Hood with No Hands, Death of a Ladies' Man, Horses for Corpses and Bullets at the Ballet have already been released by Xoum publishers, with The Cock Robin Killer to be released later this year.
C. S. has travelled extensively and lived both here and overseas. He feels he speaks enough French not to die there.
He says he has renovated too many houses, driven too many taxis and bulldozers. He was a councillor on the Sydney City Council for what he calls a "chilling couple of years"; and has also worked in a hamburger bar, taught English, laboured and performed other tasks "too arduous to mention". He has five children and now lives with his wife Judith on a small holding near Bathurst.
The inspiration for Mister Rainbow stems from that time but also from when Charles was living illegally on a boat in the harbour; The idea of a boat dwelling detective with attitude, issues and principles .
But it wasn't until 3 years later and move to the central west of NSW on a small green holding that Mister Rainbow was published.
Two historical novels - one about a visionary woman in 19 th century Sydney and the other based on a real life English traveller in revolutionary France - are in the works along with the series of Rainbow books.
A former columnist and feature writer, he is a winner of the Walter Stone Memorial Prize for Literature. In the Mister Rainbow series the Hood with No Hands, Death of a Ladies' Man, Horses for Corpses and Bullets at the Ballet have already been released by Xoum publishers, with The Cock Robin Killer to be released later this year.
C. S. has travelled extensively and lived both here and overseas. He feels he speaks enough French not to die there.
He says he has renovated too many houses, driven too many taxis and bulldozers. He was a councillor on the Sydney City Council for what he calls a "chilling couple of years"; and has also worked in a hamburger bar, taught English, laboured and performed other tasks "too arduous to mention". He has five children and now lives with his wife Judith on a small holding near Bathurst.
The inspiration for Mister Rainbow stems from that time but also from when Charles was living illegally on a boat in the harbour; The idea of a boat dwelling detective with attitude, issues and principles .
But it wasn't until 3 years later and move to the central west of NSW on a small green holding that Mister Rainbow was published.
Two historical novels - one about a visionary woman in 19 th century Sydney and the other based on a real life English traveller in revolutionary France - are in the works along with the series of Rainbow books.
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February 25, 2018
This book is set in Sydney and even though I do not live in Sydney I love that Mr Rainbow speaks Aussie vernacular which is uncommon in most books I read. He also is well educated in Latin, witticisms and humour. This Omnibus Edition was three stories in the one book but it can be read as one story with three mysteries. There are characters who thread through all the stories and their stories develop through the book. It is a fun read and I shall look for CS Boag's other books.
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